stymie progress
collocation阻碍进展
The lack of funding has stymied progress on the new bridge.
缺少资金阻碍了新桥建设的进展。
阻碍;使受挫;难住;使困惑
stymied — past of stymie
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阻碍;使受挫;难住;使困惑
To thwart or stump someone; to cause failure or leave someone hopelessly puzzled or stuck.
The missing key stymied our plan to enter the office.
丢失的钥匙让我们进入办公室的计划受阻。
阻挠或难住;使失败或陷入困惑、迷茫或停滞
To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
使处于阻碍位置或被阻碍
To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
stymie
Base
原形
stymies
3rd person
第三人称单数
stymieing
-ing
现在分词
stymied
Past
过去式
stymied
Past participle
过去分词
Lack of funding stymies the project.
缺乏资金阻碍了这个项目。
The heavy rain stymied our plans for a picnic.
大雨阻挠了我们野餐的计划。
The new regulations have stymied economic growth.
新规定阻碍了经济增长。
不规则动词,但变化规则为加-ed;常用于正式或书面语。
This math problem has stymied me for hours.
这道数学题已经困扰了我好几个小时。
Unexpected costs could stymie the whole project.
意外开支可能会阻碍整个项目。
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阻碍进展
The lack of funding has stymied progress on the new bridge.
缺少资金阻碍了新桥建设的进展。
使努力受挫
Bureaucratic delays stymied their efforts to reform the system.
官僚作风的拖延使他们的改革努力受挫。
阻碍增长
High taxes can stymie economic growth.
高税收会阻碍经济增长。
使计划搁浅
The sudden storm stymied our plans for a beach picnic.
突如其来的暴风雨使我们的海滩野餐计划落空。
使调查人员困惑
The lack of witnesses stymied investigators for months.
缺少证人使调查人员数月一筹莫展。
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把 stymie 联想成 "sty me"(把我困在猪圈里):被猪圈挡住、寸步难行,就是“阻挠、难住”。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、新闻评论、高尔夫讨论 stymie 多用于口语或较非正式的书面语,表示“阻碍、难住”;在高尔夫话题中也能表示“挡住球路”。正式写作中比较少见,通常可换用 hinder 或 thwart。
真正押韵:slimy /ˈslaɪmi/、grimy /ˈɡraɪmi/、blimey /ˈblaɪmi/ 与 stymie /ˈstaɪmi/ 同韵(/aɪmi/ 结尾)。拼写相似的 thyme /taɪm/ 虽也含 ym,但结尾是 /aɪm/,没有 /i/,不押韵;brownie /ˈbraʊni/、cookie /ˈkʊki/ 虽以 -ie 结尾,且 -ie 都读 /i/,但重读元音不同,也不押韵。
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