It means "forbid someone to do something."

它表示“禁止某人做某事”。

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There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it. -anonymous.

使某件工作得以完成的方法有三种：你自己做，雇别人做，或者禁止你的孩子们做。

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Contrary to the old saying that power is something to prevent somebody from doing something or forbid somebody to do something, Foucault considered the power a network.

他一反过去所谓的权力就是禁止或阻止人们做某种事情的力量的说法，而将权力看作是一种网络关系。

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Think about what happens if a child of yours, heaven forbid, got diagnosed with something that made it hard for them to insure.

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