precluded
past simple and past participle ofpreclude
| 单词 | precluded |
| 释义 | precluded past simple and past participle ofpreclude preclude verb[T] formaluk/prɪˈkluːd/us/prəˈkluːd/topreventsomething or make itimpossible, orpreventsomeone from doing something: Hiscontractprecludes himfromdiscussinghisworkwith anyoneoutsidethecompany. Thefactthatyourapplicationwas notsuccessfulthistimedoes not preclude thepossibilityof youapplyingagain nexttime. Preventing and impeding
Examplesofprecludedprecluded In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, the great length of the outer enclosures and the many causeways that crossed them surelyprecludedtheir use for defence against determined enemies. From theCambridge English Corpus This possibility wasprecludedby the reassertion of these principles updated in the form of the police power. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the effects of other specific co-morbidity patterns remained unclear, because too few casesprecludedmeaningful analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus The extensive use of absorbing barriers wasprecludedby the nature of the experiment and resulted in rather long settling times for the basin. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, several factors in this caseprecludeda more fruitful intervention at the late stage when we were consulted. From theCambridge English Corpus Physical motion isprecludedhere, and there do not seem to be any connotations of intensity or negative attitude (see note 11). From theCambridge English Corpus The enormous task of analysing a newspaper's content in such detailprecludeda larger sample. From theCambridge English Corpus The "not valid" designation applies to regions of the distribution where low scoresprecludedmeaningful interpretation. From theCambridge English Corpus The aphoristic nature of most of the tracks, however,precludedmuch depth in exploring this duality. From theCambridge English Corpus Three-domain combinations represented the final step in the analyses because the small number of cases exhibiting the high problem trajectoryprecludedtesting four-domain combinations. From theCambridge English Corpus Highly segmented land markets haveprecludeda more efficient reallocation of resources. From theCambridge English Corpus The current sample sizesprecludedour ability to examine issues related to ethnicity. From theCambridge English Corpus Merchants lamented that underpopulationprecludedgenuine development of abundant resources, leaving the colonies with ' treasures that we cannot cultivate due to the absence of labour'. From theCambridge English Corpus Companies stifled adventuring traders, suppressed free trade,precludedtraining mariners, brought superfluous commodities into the realm, and caused inflation. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, magma accumulated sequentially at a rate and temperature thatprecludedcomplete cooling or complete melting. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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