🇬🇧🇨🇳 bar - 禁止 : English Lesson

Meaning of "bar" ("禁止"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To bar something means to stop it from happening or to not let a person or thing go in or do something. If you bar someone from a place, they are not allowed to enter. If you bar an action, that action is not allowed to happen.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The principal had to bar invisible homework because everyone claimed they had done it but “you just can’t see it.”

At the sleepover, we had to bar ghost stories after someone scared themselves into snoring with their eyes open.

We decided to bar Dad from telling more “hilarious” jokes after he made twenty puns about spaghetti.

The dentist decided to bar candy from the waiting room after the chairs started sticking to people.

Teachers sometimes bar chewing gum in class because it sticks to desks, hair, shoes, and basically everything except the trash can.

Rain and noise push at the small house. A mother sees a man at the door. She shouts, "Bar the door! Bar the window! Bar the room!" She drags a chair to bar the door and bar the hall. The man hits the glass and leaves. The child breathes out and smiles.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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