foreclose on a house 没收房屋
foreclose on a loan 执行抵押权
avoid foreclosure 避免止赎
foreclosure auction 止赎拍卖
prevent foreclosure 防止止赎
1. The bank will foreclose on your house if you miss three payments in a row.
如果你连续三次未付款，银行将没收你的房子。
2. Many families struggled to find legal help before the bank foreclosed on their homes.
许多家庭在银行没收他们的房子前，都努力寻找法律援助。
3. The lender issued a notice of intent to foreclose after the borrower defaulted.
借款人违约后，贷款方发出了有意没收的通知书。
A: I'm behind on my mortgage payments. What happens next?
A：我的房贷还款落后了。接下来会发生什么？
B: If you don't catch up, the bank will eventually foreclose on the property.
B：如果你不赶上还款，银行最终会没收该房产。
1) 没收房屋（因房贷违约）
2) 执行抵押权
3) 停止信贷（较少用，指停止提供贷款）
1. (v.t.) 没收（抵押品，尤指房屋）；执行抵押权
e.g.
The bank foreclosed on his home due to non-payment.
由于未付款，银行没收了他的房子。
2. (v.t.) 终止（信贷、合同等）
e.g.
The company foreclosed the contract due to breach of terms.
公司因条款被违反而终止了合同。
verb
1. To take possession of property (such as a house) used as security for a loan, when the borrower fails to repay the debt.
Synonym: repossess, seize