thwart

🇺🇸 /θwɔːrt/ 🇬🇧 /θwɔːt/
词频
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verb
R

to stop someone from doing what they want to do

He tried to climb the fence but was thwarted by its height.

他试图爬过围栏,但因为围栏的高度而未能成功。

translation

v. 阻挠

词形变化

3rd Present thwarts
Past thwarted
Perfect thwarted
Progressive thwarting