stymie

🇺🇸 /ˈstaɪmi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstaɪmi/
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verb
R

to stop someone from doing something they planned, or stop something from happening

She was stymied in her attempt to get to the meeting on time by a traffic jam.

她因為交通堵塞而無法按時到達會議。

translation

v. 阻礙

詞形變化

3rd Present stymies
Past stymied
Perfect stymied
Progressive stymying