pre·clude
verb/prɪˈkluːd/
/prɪˈkluːd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they preclude | /prɪˈkluːd/ /prɪˈkluːd/ |
| he / she / it precludes | /prɪˈkluːdz/ /prɪˈkluːdz/ |
| past simple precluded | /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ |
| past participle precluded | /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ |
| -ing form precluding | /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ |
- to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible
使行不通；阻止；妨碍；排除 - preclude something Lack of time precludes any further discussion.
由于时间不足，不可能深入讨论。 - Your failure to become a member this year does not preclude the possibility of your applying next year.
您今年未能成为会员并不排除您明年申请的可能性。 - preclude somebody from doing something My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.
由于对这个科目缺乏兴趣，我没有从中获得多少乐趣。 - preclude (somebody) doing something His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army.
他的宗教信仰不允许他服兵役。 - We cannot have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice.
我们不能建立一个阻止人们寻求独立法律建议的制度。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreclude is used with these nouns as the object:- inclusion
- interpretation
- possibility
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’. - preclude something Lack of time precludes any further discussion.