debar
v
(-rr-) [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth)
(a) shut sb out (of a place) 将某人排斥在(某地之)外
People in jeans were debarred (from the club). 穿牛仔裤的人均未准进入(俱乐部).
(b) prevent sb (from exercising a right, etc) 阻止某人(行使某项权利等)
Convicted criminals are debarred from voting in elections. 已判刑的罪犯均被褫夺选举投票权.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.