thwart
verb [often passive] (formal)to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do 阻止；阻挠；对…构成阻力 - thwart something
to thwart somebody’s plans 阻挠某人的计划 His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight. 他成为画家的志向因视力不佳受阻。 - be thwarted in something
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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- constantly
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- in
Word OriginMiddle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’.- thwart something