sanction
🇬🇧/ˈsæŋkʃn/ 🇺🇸/ˈsæŋkʃ(ə)n/📚 8422 124 4六级考研托福雅思If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done. 批准; 认可
noun [抽象名词]制裁；处罚，惩罚；（正式）许可，批准；<史>（尤指基督教会的）法令，法律；（伦理学）约束力；支持，鼓励
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。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]认可，准许；对…实施制裁，处罚
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。
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