preclude

vt

• ① 【文】使(事)不可能,排除
  • I hope my explanation will have precluded any possibility of misunderstanding.我希望我的说明会排除任何误会的可能性。

• ② 【文】妨碍,阻止(=prevent)
  • A round-the-clock surveillance precluded his escaping.每日二十四小时的监视阻止他逃脱。
  • The storm precluded me from going out.那场暴风雨阻止我外出。