動詞 foreclose:

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同義詞：prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid
2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

1. The building society will be forced to foreclose on this mortgage because regular payments have not been made.
   住宅互助協(xié)會被迫取消這項抵押的贖取權(quán)，因?yàn)闆]有交納定期的付款。
2. The bank foreclosed (on the mortgage).
   該銀行已取消(對該抵押品的)贖取權(quán)。

fore.close

v.（動詞）
fore.closed,fore.clos.ing,fore.clos.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made.
取消（抵押品的）贖回權(quán)：如當(dāng)無法支付款項時，剝奪（分期付款者）收回抵押財產(chǎn)的權(quán)利
To bar an equity or a right to redeem (a mortgage).
撤消收回（抵押物）的權(quán)利
To exclude or rule out; bar.
除去，排除；排斥
To settle or resolve beforehand.
預(yù)先處理或解決
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To bar an equity or a right to redeem a mortgage.
取消贖回抵押品的權(quán)利

來源：
Middle English forclosen [to exclude from an inheritance]
中古英語 forclosen [取消財產(chǎn)繼承權(quán)]
from Old French forclos [shut out] [past participle of] forclore [to exclude]
源自 古法語 forclos [禁止] [] forclore的過去分詞 [除去]
fors- [outside] from Latin foros * see dhwer-
fors- […之外] 源自 拉丁語 foros *參見 dhwer-
clore [to close] from Latin claudere
clore [關(guān)閉] 源自 拉丁語 claudere

【引伸】
foreclos.able
adj.（形容詞）