in the US, the period from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make or sell alcoholic drinks. A place that illegallyserved alcoholic drinks during this time was called a speakeasy. 禁酒时期(美国在1920—1933年间规定酿酒或售酒为非法)
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROHIBITION | PROHIBITION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤absolute, blanket, total絕對/全面/完全禁止➤strict嚴格禁止▸➤general全面禁止▸➤constitutional, federal, legal, statutory憲法/聯邦/法律/法令禁止➤criminal刑事禁令➤alcohol, drug, etc.酒精、藥物等禁止VERB + PROHIBITION➤impose強行實行禁令➤enforce強制禁止▸➤lift, repeal撤銷/廢除禁令➤violate違反禁令PROHIBITION + NOUN➤notice, order (both BrE) 禁止通知;禁令◇The prohibition order meant that the book could not be sold in this country.這道禁令意味着該書不能在這個國家出售。➤law禁酒法➤movement禁酒運動➤the Prohibition era禁酒時代◇a Prohibition-era speakeasy禁酒時期的地下酒吧PREPOSITION➤prohibition against對⋯的禁止◇prohibition against sales to under-16s of cigarettes禁止向未滿 16 歲者出售香煙的法令➤prohibition of禁止⋯◇a treaty for the prohibition of nuclear tests禁止核試驗的條約➤prohibition on關於⋯的禁令◇the prohibition imposed on the sale of arms強制實行的武器銷售禁令➤under a/the prohibition根據禁令◇Companies are under strict prohibitions about divulging confidential information.嚴格禁止各公司泄露機密信息。