preclude

動詞

1. 1

   排除、杜絕、使不可能正式

   The new safety rules preclude any possibility of a similar accident.

   新的安全規定杜絕了再度發生類似意外的可能。

2. 2

   阻止、使無法、妨礙正式

   His injury precluded him from taking part in the final match.

   他的傷勢使他無法參加最後一場比賽。