| 释义 |
pre·clude /prɪˈkluːd/
vt.
1. 排除；防止，杜绝
The suicide note precluded the possibility of murder. 那封绝命书排除了他杀的可能。
Barbed wire entanglements precluded the possibility of escape. 有刺铁丝网杜绝了逃跑的可能。
The adoption of one choice often precludes the use of another. 选取了一种常常就不得使用另一种了。
2. 阻止，妨碍 (from)
The heavy snow precluded me from attending the meeting. 大雪使我不能出席会议。
[< L praeclūdere to shut up < PRE- + claudere to close] |