thwart

US [θwɔrt]
UK [θwɔː(r)t]
  • v.阻止；阻挠；对…构成阻力
  • adj.穿过的；不利的
  • adv.横过
  • n.(横贯小艇的)坐板
  • Web反对；阻碍；挫败
Simple Present：thwarts  Present Participle：thwarting  Past Tense：thwarted  

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thwart
v.
1.
阻止；阻挠；对…构成阻力to prevent sb from doing what they want to do
to thwart sb's plans
阻挠某人的计划
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。

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Definition:
AllAll,阻止阻止,阻挠阻挠,对…构成阻力对…构成阻力,穿过的穿过的,不利的不利的,横过横过,坐板坐板,反对反对,阻碍阻碍,挫败挫败
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1.
Winning means so much to you that, no matter how much another person tries to overtake you, you swim faster to thwart him.
取胜对你是如此重要，不管有人多么想要超过你，你都会游得更快，把他比下去。
qǔ shèng duì nǐ shì rú cǐ zhòng yào , bù guǎn yǒu rén duō me xiǎng yào chāo guò nǐ , nǐ dū huì yóu de gèng kuài , bǎ tā bǐ xià qù 。
www.ftchinese.com
2.
It would be up to Iraqi government forces to thwart any plans by insurgents to resume their violence once U. S. forces begin to depart.
在美军一旦开始撤出时，伊拉克政府军将负责挫败叛乱分子任何恢复暴力行动的企图。
zài měi jūn yí dàn kāi shǐ chè chū shí , yī lā kè zhèng fǔ jūn jiāng fù zé cuò bài pàn luàn fēn zǐ rèn hé huī fù bào lì xíng dòng de qǐ tú 。
www.america.gov
3.
The benefits are the costs that the enemy's attack, the attack that going to war now will thwart, will impose on the nation.
袭击将会影响和毁灭国家，所以将导致战争，敌人这种袭击的成本正是收益。
xí jī jiāng huì yǐng xiǎng hé huǐ miè guó jiā , suǒ yǐ jiāng dǎo zhì zhàn zhēng , dí rén zhè zhǒng xí jī de chéng běn zhèng shì shōu yì 。
www.lawup.cn
4.
While his pale left hand was upon his chest in an attempt to thwart the going of his life, the blood came between his fingers.
他的苍白的左手放在胸前，试图阻止生命消失，血从手指缝中流出。
tā de cāng bái de zuǒ shǒu fàng zài xiōng qián , shì tú zǔ zhǐ shēng mìng xiāo shī , xuè cóng shǒu zhǐ féng zhōng liú chū 。
el.mdu.edu.tw
5.
This will almost certainly thwart any ambitions to extend the reach of the federal government over the next two years.
几乎可以肯定，在今后两年，联邦政府任何扩大自身影响力的雄心抱负都将受阻。
jī hū kě yǐ kěn dìng , zài jīn hòu liǎng nián , lián bāng zhèng fǔ rèn hé kuò dà zì shēn yǐng xiǎng lì de xióng xīn bào fù dōu jiāng shòu zǔ 。
www.ftchinese.com
6.
Nevertheless, the usual complex of corporate-political interests stands ready to thwart any effort to recalibrate Pentagon spending.
然而，惯有的企业政治利益的情绪定会阻挠任何重新调整国防开支的努力。
rán ér , guàn yǒu de qǐ yè zhèng zhì lì yì de qíng xù dìng huì zǔ náo rèn hé chóng xīn tiáo zhěng guó fáng kāi zhī de nǔ lì 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
Restrictive duties, said the economists, would thwart the foreign debtors' ability to pay interest to American investors.
限制性关税将削弱债务国向美国投资者支付利息的能力。
xiàn zhì xìng guān shuì jiāng xuē ruò zhài wù guó xiàng měi guó tóu zī zhě zhī fù lì xī de néng lì 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
It would be better to help students pursue their natural inclinations rather than vainly trying to thwart them.
帮助学生追求自己天生的喜好，会比徒劳地抗拒更富成效。
bāng zhù xué shēng zhuī qiú zì jǐ tiān shēng de xǐ hào , huì bǐ tú láo de kàng jù gèng fù chéng xiào 。
www.ftchinese.com
9.
"If it turns out that Google was just being used to thwart Microsoft, I think the investor reaction will be very negative, " he said.
“如果最终结果是谷歌仅仅被当作对抗微软的一个工具，我认为投资者的反应将是极度失望，”他说道。
" rú guǒ zuì zhōng jié guǒ shì gǔ gē jǐn jǐn bèi dāng zuò duì kàng wēi ruǎn de yī gè gōng jù , wǒ rèn wéi tóu zī zhě de fǎn yìng jiāng shì jí dù shī wàng , " tā shuō dào 。
cn.reuters.com
10.
He said it is possible to change the default settings on Oracle's software to thwart potential hackers looking to exploit the vulnerability.
他表示，改变甲骨文软件的默认设置可能会阻止黑客利用这个安全漏洞。
tā biǎo shì , gǎi biàn jiǎ gǔ wén ruǎn jiàn de mò rèn shè zhì kě néng huì zǔ zhǐ hēi kè lì yòng zhè ge ān quán lòu dòng 。
cn.reuters.com
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