thwart

[美]/θwɔːt/
[英]/θwɔːrt/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 横过;反对;阻碍;挫败
adj. 横放的;固执的
n. 划手座;独木舟的横梁
词形变化
现在分词thwarting
过去式thwarted
过去分词thwarted
第三人称单数thwarts
复数thwarts

短语搭配

thwart a plan

挫败计划

thwart an attempt

挫败企图

thwart a scheme

挫败阴谋

例句

thwart the enemy's conspiracy

挫败敌人的阴谋

be thwarted in one's plans

计划遭到挫折

They thwarted her plans.

他们制止了她的计划

We must thwart his malevolent schemes.

我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain.

我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

her ambitions are thwarted by whitey in publishing.

她的抱负受到出版界白人的阻挠。

We were thwarted at every turn.

我们老是受挫折。

The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。

if you get thwarted, c'est la vie.

如果你遭遇了挫折,那么这就是生活。

he never did anything to thwart his father.

他从来没有反对过他父亲。

he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.

他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的想法受挫。

The sudden storm thwarted the farmers getting in wheat.

突然而来的暴风雨使农民们不能把麦子都收进来。

with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled.

有交叉横木座位和推动前进的橡胶桨架的浅底的小船。

the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties.

政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。

Goalkeepers are paid to uglify matters, to thwart the great artists with a dark artistry of their own.

而门将拿工资就是因为在干丑陋的事情,他们的目标就是用自己的黑色艺术来毁掉伟大艺术家的工作。

Chiastolite is often mentioned as a gemstone of protection and was once used to thwart evil eye curses.

空晶石常被人认为是一种具有去邪护身功能的宝石,可用她来抵抗恶毒的诅咒。

原声例句

The President has not offered an alternative plan to thwart Iran's nuclear development.

目前,特朗普总统还没有提出阻止伊朗继续发展核武器的其他方案。

来源: Time

With few exceptions, these efforts have been thwarted by the courts.

除了极少数的例外,这些努力都遭到了法院的阻挠。

来源: The Economist - Finance

The Israeli government says an Iranian plan to attack Israelis in Cyprus has been thwarted.

以色列政府表示,以色列挫败了伊朗一个袭击塞浦路斯以色列人的计划。

来源: BBC Listening Collection June 2023

Rival parties from the left and center-right joint forces to thwart the National Rally's campaign.

左翼和中右翼的竞争对手党派联合起来阻碍了国民联盟的竞选活动。

来源: BBC Listening Compilation June 2021

The skilful Italians soon thwarted any hope of English victory.

球技高超的意大利队员很快就彻底击败了英格兰队。

来源: BBC Listening December 2016 Collection

Had the Order thwarted him, stopped him from seizing it?

是不是凤凰社阻挠了他?

来源: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

In 2016 Mr Modi abruptly cancelled most Indian banknotes in an effort to thwart money-laun-dering.

2016年,莫迪突然取消了大部分印度纸币,以阻止货币发行。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

But one distressing circumstance totally thwarted the Canadian's plans.

但令人讨厌的情况完全打乱了加拿大人的计划。

来源: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

They helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists and save American lives.

这些信息帮助我们挫败了袭击计划,抓获了恐怖分子,保护了美国人民的生命。

来源: NPR News December 2014 Collection

They say those arrests were to thwart an imminent attack.

他们表示逮捕这些人挫败了一个即将发动的袭击。

来源: NPR News January 2015 Compilation

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