thwart

英 [θwɔːt]

美 [θwɔːrt]

v. 阻止; 阻挠; 对…构成阻力

过去分词：thwarted　过去式：thwarted　现在分词：thwarting　第三人称单数：thwarts　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9556 / COCA.8327

牛津词典

verb

阻止；阻挠；对…构成阻力
to prevent sb from doing what they want to do
1. to thwart sb's plans
  阻挠某人的计划
2. She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.
  她控制这个政党的企图受阻了。

柯林斯词典

VERB 使受挫;阻碍;阻挠
If youthwartsomeone orthwarttheir plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
1. The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators...
  会计事务所故意毁坏文件，阻挠政府调查工作。
2. Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.
  她想成为艺术家的梦想由于视力衰减而破灭了。

英英释义

noun

a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat
Synonym:cross thwart

verb

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
2. foil your opponent
Synonym:queerspoilscotchfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk

双语例句

Shrinking grazing areas and a lack of investment in fodder trees may thwart a sustainable revival.
放牧面积的不断缩小以及缺乏对饲料树木的投资，可能会阻碍骆驼的持续复苏。
Our course must thwart those designs.
我们的方针是必须挫败他们这种企图。
The ongoing work on vasopressin is not the only front researchers and clinicians are investigating to thwart shock.
进行中的增压素研究，并不是想克服休克的研究人员与临床人员的唯一前线研究。
The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators
会计事务所故意毁坏文件，阻挠政府调查工作。
The anti-satellite test may not prove that China can thwart such efforts, but it can certainly complicate them.
反卫星试验虽然不一定能证明中国拥有摧毁美防御系统的能力，但它无疑会给这一防御系统带来更大的挑战。
Even for the exporting country, the gains are illusory, because the curbs thwart the price mechanism.
即便对于出口国而言，这种做法带来的好处也只会是黄粱一梦，因为限制措施会对定价机制形成阻碍。
The administration accepted the principle that fiscal policy should promote recovery, not thwart it.
政府接受了以下原则：即财政政策应该推动、而非阻碍经济复苏。
Sweden has taken a similar position to the UK, and other countries could yet thwart a deal.
瑞典的立场与英国类似，还有一些成员国也可能阻挠协议达成。
To thwart this most heinous threat to your world.
来阻止对你们星球的邪恶威胁。