sanction

1. V-T If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done. 批準(zhǔn); 認(rèn)可

He may now be ready to sanction the use of force. 他或許現(xiàn)在正準(zhǔn)備批準(zhǔn)使用武力。

2. N-UNCOUNT Sanction is also a noun. 批準(zhǔn); 認(rèn)可

...a newspaper run by citizens without the sanction of the government. …未經(jīng)政府許可的一家民辦報紙。

3. N-PLURAL Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law. 國際制裁

The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime. 對人權(quán)的不斷踐踏現(xiàn)已導(dǎo)致美國對該政權(quán)實施國際制裁。