stymie
英 [ˈstaɪmi]
美 [ˈstaɪmi]
v. 阻挠; 阻碍; 阻止; 妨碍
现在分词:stymieing 过去式:stymied 第三人称单数:stymies 过去分词:stymied
COCA.15618
牛津词典
verb
- 阻挠;阻碍;阻止;妨碍
to prevent sb from doing sth that they have planned or want to do; to prevent sth from happening
柯林斯词典
- VERB 妨碍;阻挠;阻碍
If youare stymied bysomething, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.- Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...
由于耗时过长,各公司一直未能达成协议。 - Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。
- Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...
英英释义
noun
- a thwarting and distressing situation
- a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- His brother blocked him at every turn
双语例句
- You'll encounter obstacles that might stymie some individuals.
你将会遇到可能让人停步不前的障碍。 - The lack of oxygen is thought to stymie attempts by anything larger to make its home there.
缺少氧气一直被认为是大型生物在地底深处安家的最主要阻碍。 - The intent to override "turf wars" is a clear hint to Congress that political rivalries will not be allowed to stymie reform.
其压倒“地盘争斗”的用意,对美国国会是一道明确暗示:不允许政治对立阻挠改革。 - Its attempt to stymie the initiative by persuading other western nations to boycott the bank has backfired.
美国试图说服其他西方国家抵制这家银行,从而阻挠这项计划,结果却事与愿违。 - Mr Iacocca's eponymous memoir ends, after fierce tussles with critics who tried to stymie federal loan guarantees, with Chrysler put back on its feet by the US taxpayer.
艾柯卡那部以他自己名字命名的回忆录以这样的事实收尾:在与试图阻止提供联邦贷款担保的批评人士进行激烈斗争后,克莱斯勒凭借美国纳税人的钱起死回生。 - We must avoid intellectual strait-jackets that stymie a spirit of inquiry.
我们必须避免穿上窒息探求精神的学术紧身衣。 - But that has done little to stymie the growth of the sport.
不过这几乎丝毫没有妨碍高尔夫球运动的发展。 - Even as China has flung its doors open to global trade, it has erected vast roadblocks to stymie capital flows.
即便在中国对全球贸易敞开大门之际,中国仍竖起巨大的路障阻碍资本流动。 - Botched implementations can stymie product and service deliveries and prove extremely costly in at least the short term.
拙劣的(软件)实施会妨碍产品和服务的交付,而且至少在短期内代价也是相当昂贵的。 - Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement
由于耗时过长,各公司一直未能达成协议。