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1. The flood precluded him from coming.
    他因洪水不能来了。

2. The bad weather precluded me from attending the meeting.
    糟糕的天气使我不能出席会议。

1. 阻止：该条文说,即使一名外国人士在申请留学签证的同时,也有在未来取得永久居民(permanent resident)的意图(intention),只要移民官满意,他们在学生签证到期,无法继续居留后会离开,则不能阻止(preclude)他们取得留学签证.

2. 使不能,妨碍,阻止：precise 精确,正确的 | preclude 使不能,妨碍,阻止 | precocious 早熟,过早的

3. 排除,消除,妨碍：precision sliding microtome 精密滑动式切片机 | preclude 排除,消除,妨碍 | precooler 预冷器

4. preclude

4. 妨碍,阻止：occlude 封闭,遮断 | preclude 妨碍,阻止 | recluse 隐士,遁世者

1. 排除；杜绝；防止
    If something precludes an event or action, it prevents the event or action from happening.

preclude

    e.g. At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel...
           84岁的约翰感到自己年事已高，不能进行太多的旅行。
    e.g. He would rebuff enquiries in such a way as to preclude any further discussion.
           他会断然拒绝询问，使得无法进行进一步的讨论。

2. 阻止；妨碍
    If something precludes you from doing something or going somewhere, it prevents you from doing it or going there.

    e.g. A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms...
           一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。
    e.g. In some cases poor English precluded them from ever finding a job.
           英语不好有时会让他们找不到工作。

1. keep from happening or arising
    make impossible

    e.g. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
           Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project

    Synonym: preventforestallforecloseforbid

2. make impossible, especially beforehand

    Synonym: rule outclose out