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
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- to thwart sb's plans
阻挠某人的计划 - 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。
- to thwart sb's plans
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.- 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。 - 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。
- The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators...
英英释义
noun
- a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat
verb
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Social media has become powerful enough to thwart their plans.
这个结果对大型版权所有人及其政治盟友不啻当头棒喝,但很可能他们并未意识到:社交媒体已经强大到足以威胁他们的计划。 - It will be odd if I thwart myself, he muttered, unconscious that I was behind him.
“要是我妨碍了我自己,那才古怪哩,”他咕噜着,不知道我在他背后。 - 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。 - Our course must thwart those designs.
我们的方针是必须挫败他们这种企图。 - We must hope governments thwart the efforts of extremist jihadis to continue to make the news.
我们肯定希望各国政府能够制止极端分子继续制造新闻。 - And Almighty God decreed that the Devil should not thwart it.
且全能的神命令了魔鬼不能阻挠它。