| 单词 | kibosh |
| 释义 | kibosh (once / 75765 pages) nv When you put the kibosh on something, you refuse to let it happen, or you bring it to an end. Your town may put the kibosh on dogs in the park if their owners don't clean up after them. You'll almost always find the word kibosh in the phrase "put the kibosh on." Kids often feel like their teachers and parents are constantly putting the kibosh on their fun, and you may be disappointed when a rainy day puts the kibosh on your picnic plans. The origin of kibosh is unknown — though many people think it's Yiddish, the word's earliest use was probably in an Irish neighborhood in London in the early 1800s. WORD FAMILYkibosh: kiboshed USAGE EXAMPLESLet’s put the kibosh on speculating about using nuclear weapons. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Schedule I designation has long put the kibosh on hemp as an industrial crop in the United States. Washington Times(Nov 13, 2016) Pollock said the monument put the kibosh on a planned coal mine that would have brought 1,100 jobs to the area. Washington Times(Sep 18, 2016) 1n the event of something ending Syn|Hypo|Hyper halt, stop cessation, surcease a stopping stand, standstill, tie-upan interruption of normal activity legal separation, separation(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something 2v stop from happening or developing Syn|Hypo|Hyper block, halt, stop embargo prevent commerce staystop a judicial process forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
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