forbidding
adj
fəˈbɪdɪŋ
adj
1
having
a
frightening
or
unfriendly
appearance
〔外表〕可怕的，令人生畏的
forbidding
place/land/landscape
etc
We
sailed
past
the
island’s
rather
dark
and
forbidding
cliffs.
我们驾船驶过，岛上黑森森的峭壁令人望而生畏。
His
face
was
forbidding,
even
hostile.
他脸色冷峻，甚至可以说是带有敌意。