foreclose
动词 v.
英 /fɔːˈkləʊz/
美 /fɔɹˈkloʊz/|/foːˈkləʉz/|/ˌfoːˈklɐʉz/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
— They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.
- To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
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To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
— The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.
词汇关系
词源
Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.
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