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TOEFL BNC: 9556 COCA: 8327

thwart

Word family
thwart /θwɔːt $ θwɔːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formal  
to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do 阻挠,阻碍
 Fierce opposition thwarted the government’s plans.
激烈的反对阻碍了政府计划的实施。
 thwarted ambition
未酬的壮志
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Origin thwart
(1300-1400) thwart across ((13-19 centuries)), from Old Norse thvert
thwart verb
Chinese
Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 9556 COCA: 8327
thwart

verb

ADVERB | VERB + THWART | PREPOSITION ADVERBeasily輕易挫敗successfully成功挫敗constantly, repeatedly不斷挫敗Plans to expand the company have been constantly thwarted.公司的擴張計劃不斷受挫。VERB + THWARTattempt to, try to試圖阻撓PREPOSITIONin在⋯方面挫敗They were thwarted in their attempt to gain overall control of the company.他們想全面控制公司的企圖遭到挫敗。
TOEFL BNC: 9556 COCA: 8327
thwart

verb

 See also the entry for prevent 另见prevent条thwart ♦︎ frustrate ♦︎ derail ♦︎ foil ♦︎ dash sb's hopes ♦︎ disappointThese words all mean to prevent sth that sb wants to do or wants to happen. 这些词均表示阻止、阻挠、挫败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled / disappointed in sthto thwart / frustrate / dash / disappoint sb's hopesto thwart / frustrate / derail / foil sb's plansto thwart / frustrate sb's effortsto thwart / derail sb's chancesto thwart / foil a plot / raid / coupto thwart / frustrate sb's ambitionto frustrate / derail a processto be easily / constantly thwarted / frustrated / foiledto be thwarted / frustrated / foiled in your attempt to do sth thwart θwɔːt; NAmE θwɔːrt [transitive, often passive] to prevent sb from doing what they want to do 阻止;阻挠;使受挫She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.她控制该党的企图被挫败了。His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight.他成为画家的志向因视力不佳受阻。 frustrate frʌˈstreɪt; NAmE ˈfrʌstreɪt [transitive] (especially written) to prevent sth from happening or succeeding as people had hoped; to prevent sb from doing sth, often deliberately 使落空;挫败;(常为有意地)阻止The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.他试图通过不让政治对手接触媒体来打击他们。 derail dɪˈreɪl [transitive] (journalism 新闻) to prevent a process from succeeding or continuing as planned or hoped, especially by creating a problem or disagreement (尤指通过制造问题或分歧)阻止,扰乱This latest incident could derail the peace process.最近这起事件可能会扰乱和平进程。OPP get sth back on track To get sth back on track (informal) is to get sth going in the right drection again after a mistake or failure. * get sth back on track指某事出错或失败后使之重入正轨、恢复正常I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.离婚之后我力图使生活恢复正常。 foil [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to prevent sth that sb is planning to do, especially sth illegal 挫败,阻止,制止(尤指非法活动)Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle priceless paintings out of the country.海关官员制止了一次把珍贵画作走私出国的阴谋。 dash sb's ˈhopes

idiom

[usually passive] to destroy sb's hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible 使希望破灭Hopes for a peaceful settlement have been dashed.和平解决的希望已经破灭。
disappoint [transitive] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality 使破灭;使落空The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。 see also disappointment disappointment
TOEFL BNC: 9556 COCA: 8327
thwart
To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
Parts of boats and ships: aft, amidships, bay...

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