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foreclose
UK //fɔːˈkləʊz//US //fɔːrˈkloʊz//
词源
源自中古英语 foreclosen，由 fore-（预先）+ closen（关闭）构成，字面意为‘提前关闭’。法律用法最早记录于15世纪。
verb
❶ 指银行或贷款机构因借款人未能按时还款，依法收回并出售抵押房产以偿还债务的法律程序。
“The bank threatened to foreclose on their house after they missed three mortgage payments.”
（由于他们连续三个月未还房贷，银行威胁要收回他们的房子。）
“Many families lost their homes when the bank foreclosed during the financial crisis.”
（金融危机期间，许多家庭因银行收回抵押房产而失去家园。）
❶ 引申为彻底阻止或终结某种可能性，常用于抽象语境。
“His injury foreclosed any chance of him playing in the championship.”
（他的伤势彻底断送了他参加锦标赛的机会。）
“The new policy forecloses opportunities for small businesses to compete.”
（新政策使小企业失去了竞争的机会。）
同义词:repossess, seize, confiscate, exclude, preclude
常见短语
foreclose on — 特指对抵押房产启动收回程序，后接具体财产（如房屋、土地）。
“The credit union decided to foreclose on the delinquent borrower's farm.”
（信用合作社决定收回拖欠贷款的借款人的农场。）