stymie

GRE

英[?sta?mi]
美[?sta?mi]

基本釋義

vt.
妨礙,阻撓

詞性變化

實用例句

Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...

由于耗時過長,各公司一直未能達(dá)成協(xié)議。

Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.

最近幾周的救援工作一直受到武裝分子的阻撓。

Wind, Rain and Nigeria Can't Stymie the U.S.

風(fēng) 、 雨、尼日利亞都無法阻擋美國隊前進(jìn)的步伐.

期刊摘選

Surely flame wars over article content will stymie good intentions.

防火墻也會阻礙好想法為人所知.

期刊摘選

The problem is that companies file patents defensively, to stymie competition.

問題是企業(yè),防御性地?fù)屪@? 這阻礙了競爭.

期刊摘選

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

  • 2. a thwarting and distressing situation

Verb
  • 1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

    "His brother blocked him at every turn"

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語