1. In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate. 过去,这个地区受到令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况的保护。
2. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they used to be. 监狱不再是过去那种可怕的、令人生畏的地方。
3. Heidi did not take this for a summons, for the maid's face was scornful and forbidding. 海蒂并不认为这是一种召唤,因为女仆的脸带着轻蔑,令人生畏。
4. This book tells a harsh and forbidding story, and makes one wonder just exactly what its relation with truth is. 这本书讲述了一个残酷而令人生畏的故事,让人不禁想知道它与真理究竟是什么关系。
5. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. 监狱不再是过去那种可怕的令人生畏的地方。