[, ]an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do sth, such as obeying international law制裁；国际制裁◆Trade sanctions were imposed against/on any country that refused to sign the agreement.拒绝签署该协定的国家均受到贸易制裁。◆The economic sanctions have been lifted.经济制裁已取消。⨁to apply / impose / lift sanctions实施／实行／取消制裁⨁economic / financial / trade sanctions经济／金融／贸易制裁