preclude /pri'klu:d/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) make impossible, especially beforehand

Chinese translation

• vt. 预先排除, 预防, 阻止, 妨碍
• [法] 预防, 排除, 消除

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/pri'klu:d/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.03 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

precludes, precluded, precluding

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