The heavy snowfall did not preclude the rescue team from reaching the stranded hikers.
大雪并未阻止救援队到达被困的徒步者。
Which choice best defines “preclude”?
A — To prevent something from happening. “preclude” means to prevent something from happening.
Which word means “to prevent something from happening”?
B — preclude. “preclude” means to prevent something from happening.
preclude — to prevent something from happening. In Chinese: 阻止，妨碍.
preclude is pronounced /prɪˈkluːd/.
The heavy snowfall did not preclude the rescue team from reaching the stranded hikers. (大雪并未阻止救援队到达被困的徒步者。)
prevent, forestall, obviate — all close in meaning to preclude (to prevent something from happening).
permit, allow — each the opposite of preclude (to prevent something from happening).
Yes. preclude is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pre(In front of)+clude(Close) → Preemptively close → Block, hinder