preclude

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pre·clude /prɪˈkluːd/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  formalPREVENT to prevent something or make something impossible 阻止， 防止，使不可能；排除，消除 rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods 禁止进行教学方法试验的规定preclude somebody from doing something Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate. 单是年龄问题不会妨碍他参选。→ See Verb table

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preclude• Lack of evidence may preclude a trial.• It must also dole out a level of punishment so severe that it precludes any further response.• Blake returned to London a hero in the eyes of MI6 but the secret nature of his work precluded any official recognition.• But while public provision does not preclude charitable giving, the existence of the profit motive in any service usually does.• These regulations may preclude newspapers from publishing details of politicians' private lives.• While these could be used on the Promenade, their length and awkward entrances precluded their use around town.• Jehovah's Witnesses' religious beliefs precludes them from undertaking compulsory national service.• The many complications seem to preclude this even though the importance of success is as great as ever.• The requirement under consideration precludes this, since there is no threat of violence towards another person involved in such conduct.• The slow kinetics of antigen-antibody dissociation, unfortunately, precludes using antibodies in reversible sensors for continuous monitoring.Origin preclude (1600-1700) Latin praecludere “to block up”, from claudere “to close”

pre·clude verbChineseSyllable  

or Corpus prevent impossible to make something something

preclude
pre‧clude /prɪˈkluːd/ verb [transitive]formal to prevent something or make something impossible:
    rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods
    preclude somebody from doing something
    Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate.

pre·cludeBrE /prɪˈkluːd/ 🔊NAmE /prɪˈkluːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they preclude BrE /prɪˈkluːd/ 🔊 NAmE /prɪˈkluːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it precludes BrE /prɪˈkluːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /prɪˈkluːdz/ 🔊past simple precluded BrE /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ 🔊past participle precluded BrE /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form precluding BrE /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth; to make sth impossible 使行不通；阻止；妨碍；排除◆~ sth Lack of time precludes any further discussion. 由于时间不足，不可能深入讨论。🔊🔊◆~ sb from doing sth 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。🔊🔊◆~ (sb) doing sth His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army.他的宗教信仰不允许他服兵役。