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

• The Decade can help thwart this needless loss of life.
  行动十年将有助于减少这种不必要的生命损失。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eg. we should care for them and not thwart their enthusiasm.
  我们应该关心和爱护他们，而不是阻碍他么的积极性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• When used in conjunction with nonce and timestamp checking, this can effectively thwart replay attacks.
  将nonce与时间戳检查一起使用时，可以有效地阻止回复攻击。