obstruct
verb (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they obstruct | |
| he / she / it obstructs | |
| past simple obstructed | |
| past participle obstructed | |
| -ing form obstructing |
- obstruct something
to block a road, an entrance, a passage, etc. so that somebody/something cannot get through, see past, etc. 阻挡；阻塞；遮断 You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。 First check that the accident victim doesn't have an obstructed airway. 首先要确保事故受伤者的气道通畅。 The pillar obstructed our view of the stage. 柱子挡着，我们看不见舞台。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- partially
- completely
- deliberately
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- in
- obstruct somebody/something
to prevent somebody/something from doing something or making progress, especially when this is done deliberately （故意）妨碍，阻挠，阻碍 They were charged with obstructing the police in the course of their duty. 他们被指控妨碍警察执行公务。 He accused terrorists of attempting to obstruct the peace process. 他谴责恐怖分子企图阻碍和平进程。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- partially
- completely
- deliberately
- …
- in
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin obstruct- ‘blocked up’, from the verb obstruere, from ob- ‘against’ + struere ‘build, pile up’.
Idioms
obstruct justice (North American English)
(British English pervert the course of justice)
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law 法律 to tell a lie or to do something in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime 妨碍司法（如作伪证等）