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Thwart 英[θwɔ:T 美[θwɔrt Vt.阻挠;使受挫折;挫败;<旧>横过;N.<船>横座板,划手座,独木舟的横梁;Adj.横放的,横着的,穿过的;<旧>执拗的,固执的;Adv.<古>横跨着,横过;Prep.<古>横跨,横过 Verb 使受挫;阻碍;阻挠 Plans Prevent

单词 thwart
音标
英[θwɔ:t] 美[θwɔrt]
解释
vt.阻挠;使受挫折;挫败;<旧>横过;n.<船>横座板,划手座,独木舟的横梁;adj.横放的,横着的,穿过的;<旧>执拗的,固执的;adv.<古>横跨着,横过;prep.<古>横跨,横过;
例句

VERB
使受挫;阻碍;阻挠
If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:thwarts~done:thwarted~ing:thwarting~past:thwarted~

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