to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something排除,防止,杜绝;阻碍
His contract precludes him from discussing his work with anyone outside the company.合同中禁止他与公司外的人谈论工作。
The fact that your application was not successful this time does not preclude the possibility of you applying again next time.这次申请失败并不妨碍你下次再申请。