disallow

verb
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disallow
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
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he / she / it disallows
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊz/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊz/
past simple disallowed
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd/
past participle disallowed
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd/
-ing form disallowing
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊɪŋ/
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  1. disallow something to officially refuse to accept something because it has not been done in the correct way 不准许;不接受;驳回
    • to disallow a claim/an appeal不接受要求;驳回上诉
    • The second goal was disallowed.第二个进球被判无效。🔊🔊
    • The court will disallow evidence obtained through torture.法院将禁止通过酷刑获得的证据。
    compare allow (6)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisallow is used with these nouns as the object:
    • goal
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘disown, refuse to accept’): from Old French desalouer.