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

• 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。
• 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。
• To thwart this most heinous threat to your world.
  来阻止对你们星球的邪恶威胁。
• Police efforts to thwart a feared attack triggered a disruptive, security clampdown across the country.
  警方力图挫败恐怖袭击，在全国掀起一场干扰（机场正常运作）的保安和打击活动。
• 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。
• 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。
• Social media has become powerful enough to thwart their plans.
  这个结果对大型版权所有人及其政治盟友不啻当头棒喝，但很可能他们并未意识到：社交媒体已经强大到足以威胁他们的计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。