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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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

• Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.
  有时让我讨厌的并不是你，而是你阻挠我的能力。
• Please don't thwart him, or he will be killing the ceil.
  请不要阻止他，不然他会毁了那个电池的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 principal must not interfere with the consummation of the agency or thwart the effectiveness thereof.
  本人不能干涉代理人完成代理事项的行为或阻挠其生效。
• 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。
• To thwart this most heinous threat to your world.
  来阻止对你们星球的邪恶威胁。
• The beleaguered EU leadership now has a fresh opportunity to rebuild market confidence and thwart recession.
  饱受诟病的欧盟领导层如今将有新的机会重振市场信心，抗击经济衰退。