to foreclose
01
没收, 取消赎回权
(of a bank) to take away someone's property because they have not repaid the money they borrowed from the bank in order to buy it
例子
The bank threatens to foreclose on the house if the homeowner does not make the overdue payment by next month.
银行威胁说，如果房主下个月还不支付逾期款项，将取消房屋的赎回权。
After months of missed payments, the bank foreclosed on the property and auctioned it off.
经过数月的拖欠付款后，银行没收了该房产并将其拍卖。
02
阻止, 使不可能
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
词汇树
foreclosure
foreclose
