prevent; make sth impossible
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
Immaturesan adjective which does not preclude a university professor here or there.
出自: G. Greene
Dad said, 'No, Louis' in a clipped voice that precluded all further enquiries.
出自: P. Norman
The ward..was so constituted that it precluded rest or sleep.
出自: A. S. Byatt
有约在先使我不能来。
Death precluded him from completing his investigation.
死亡使他未能完成他的研究。
Their move does not preclude others from investing.
他们这一行动并不影响其他人进行投资。
The bad weather precluded us from having a picnic.
坏天气使我们不能去野餐。