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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 

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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

      双语例句

      • To thwart this most heinous threat to your world.
        来阻止对你们星球的邪恶威胁。
      • 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。
      • The president has shown strong leadership in resisting protectionist actions that could thwart recovery.
        在抵制保护主义措施,以免阻碍复苏方面,奥巴马迄今展示了强有力的领导力。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Unlike them, we had it in our unaided power to match Soviet arms and to thwart Soviet adventures.
        我们与他们不同,我们能够不靠别人援助而独力抗衡苏联的军事力量和阻挡苏联的冒险。
      • Each level tries to thwart different types of attacks and also provides more barriers to attackers.
        每个级别防范不同的攻击类型,并提供对攻击者更有效的屏障。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • I don't think that will thwart our purposes.
        我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。