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单词 preclude
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preclude

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/
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  1. to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible
    • preclude something Lack of time precludes any further discussion.
    • Your failure to become a member this year does not preclude the possibility of your applying next year.
    • preclude somebody from doing something My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.
    • preclude (somebody) doing something His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army.
    • We cannot have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreclude is used with these nouns as the object:
    • inclusion
    • interpretation
    • possibility
    See full entry
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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