foreclose

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GRE

v. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

vt. 阻止, 排除, 预先处理, 取消抵押品赎回权
vi. 取消抵押品赎回权

32,624

BNC 频率

16,084

使用频率

foreclose 可以拆分为 fore- 和 close。其中 fore- 表示“在前”或“先”，而 close 意思是“关闭”。合起来可以理解为“提前关闭”，通常指的是银行收回抵押品的行为。

例句

1. The bank decided to foreclose on the house after the owner missed several payments.

银行决定对这所房子进行止赎，因为房主错过了几次付款。

2. If you cannot pay your mortgage, the lender may foreclose on your property.

如果你无法支付抵押贷款，贷款人可能会对你的财产进行止赎。

3. She was worried that losing her job would lead the bank to foreclose on her loan.

她担心失去工作会导致银行对她的贷款进行止赎。