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thwart v.阻挠，使…受挫 thwart (adv.) c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, probably Old Norse þvert "across," originally neuter of thverr (adj.) "transverse, across," cognate with Old English þweorh "transverse, perverse, angry, cross," from Proto-Germanic *thwerh- "twisted, oblique" (cognates: Middle Dutch dwers, Dutch dwars "cross-grained, contrary," Old High German twerh, German quer, Gothic þwairhs "angry"), altered (by influence of *thwer- "to turn") from *therkh-, from PIE *terkw- "to twist" (cognates: Latin torquere "to twist," Sanskrit tarkuh "spindle," Old Church Slavonic traku "band, girdle," Old High German drahsil "turner," German drechseln "to turn on a lathe"), possibly a variant of *twerk- "to cut." From mid-13c. as an adjective.thwart (v.) "oppose, hinder," mid-13c., from thwart (adv.). Related: Thwarted; thwarting. 【记】thought + war 战争中思考，为了阻挠敌人并使其受挫；throughout 从这头到那头横跨，遍及

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[θwɔ:t] 【英】 v.阻挠，使…受挫(de feat the hopes or aspirations of)【考】 反义词：facilitate( 帮助); abet(鼓动); support(支持); aid(帮助)【例】 She's trying to thwart his ambition.(她试图阻 挠他的雄心) v. 阻挠(击败...的努力、计划或野心)【记】th死, war, t: 他要死在战场上了, 赶快阻挠.【类】oppose: thwart = treat: cure反对就是阻挠 = 治疗就是治疗【反】facilitate(v 使便利); abet(v 教唆; 支持); support(v 支撑); aid(v 资助; 帮助); foment(v 煽动); foster(v 养育; 鼓励); bolster(n 垫子; v 支持)

单词	thwart
音标	[θwɔ:t]
解释	v.阻挠，使…受挫
红宝书	【英】 v.阻挠，使…受挫(de feat the hopes or aspirations of) 【考】反义词：facilitate( 帮助); abet(鼓动); support(支持); aid(帮助) 【例】 She's trying to thwart his ambition.(她试图阻挠他的雄心)
字源	thwart (adv.) c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, probably Old Norse þvert "across," originally neuter of thverr (adj.) "transverse, across," cognate with Old English þweorh "transverse, perverse, angry, cross," from Proto-Germanic thwerh- "twisted, oblique" (cognates: Middle Dutch dwers, Dutch dwars "cross-grained, contrary," Old High German twerh, German quer, Gothic þwairhs "angry"), altered (by influence of thwer- "to turn") from therkh-, from PIE terkw- "to twist" (cognates: Latin torquere "to twist," Sanskrit tarkuh "spindle," Old Church Slavonic traku "band, girdle," Old High German drahsil "turner," German drechseln "to turn on a lathe"), possibly a variant of *twerk- "to cut." From mid-13c. as an adjective. thwart (v.) "oppose, hinder," mid-13c., from thwart (adv.). Related: Thwarted; thwarting.
不择手段背单词	v. 阻挠(击败...的努力、计划或野心) 【记】th死, war, t: 他要死在战场上了, 赶快阻挠. 【类】oppose: thwart = treat: cure反对就是阻挠 = 治疗就是治疗【反】facilitate(v 使便利); abet(v 教唆; 支持); support(v 支撑); aid(v 资助; 帮助); foment(v 煽动); foster(v 养育; 鼓励); bolster(n 垫子; v 支持)
趣味全助记	【记】thought + war 战争中思考，为了阻挠敌人并使其受挫；throughout 从这头到那头横跨，遍及

Thwart German 帮助 Transverse Cognates Dutch High θwɔ:T