preclude

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六级考研托福GRE Collins 1

v. make impossible, especially beforehand

vt. 预先排除, 预防, 阻止, 妨碍
[法] 预防, 排除, 消除

Collins 星级

7,006

BNC 频率

8,092

使用频率

preclude 由前缀 pre-（表示“在前”）和词根 clude（来自拉丁语 claudere，意思是“关闭”）组成，整体意思是“事先关闭”或“排除”。

例句

1. The heavy rain will preclude us from going to the picnic.

暴雨将使我们无法去野餐。

2. His busy schedule may preclude him from attending the meeting.

他繁忙的日程可能会使他无法参加会议。

3. Lack of funds can preclude many students from pursuing higher education.

缺乏资金可能会使许多学生无法继续深造。