foreclose
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈkləʊz/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈkləʊz/
To legally take away someone's property because they have not paid back the money they borrowed.
The bank foreclosed on the house when the owner stopped making payments.
当房主停止支付款项时,银行对房子进行了止赎。
To prevent something from being considered or done.
The new rules foreclosed the possibility of a peaceful resolution.
新规则排除了和平解决的可能性。