sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/ CET4 TEM4 ( sanctioning, sanctioned, sanctions )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done. 批准; 认可

  例：

  He may now be ready to sanction the use of force.

  他或许现在正准备批准使用武力。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Sanction is also a noun. 批准; 认可

  例：

  ...a newspaper run by citizens without the sanction of the government.

  …未经政府许可的一家民办报纸。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime.

  对人权的不断践踏现已导致美国对该政权实施国际制裁。