Word · Frequency #9556
thwarting
阻挠；挫败；阻止
thwarting is the present participle of thwart.
to prevent (someone's plans or efforts) from succeeding; to frustrate
- 1.
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
使失败；挫败,阻止
- 2.
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
阻碍或阻止(努力、计划或愿望)
使失败；挫败,阻止；阻碍或阻止(努力、计划或愿望)；反对；阻挠；横过
In use
The police thwarted the robbers' plan to break into the bank.
Bad weather thwarted our attempt to climb the mountain.
A sudden power cut thwarted the team's efforts to finish the project on time.
Verb forms
base thwart · third person thwarts · -ing thwarting · past thwarted · past participle thwarted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- thwart efforts
- 挫败努力
- The government's efforts to reduce pollution were thwarted by industrial lobbyists.政府减少污染的努力被工业游说者挫败了。
- thwart plans
- 阻挠计划
- A sudden storm thwarted their plans for a picnic.一场突如其来的暴风雨阻挠了他们野餐的计划。
- thwart attempts
- 阻止企图
- Security measures thwarted the hacker's attempts to breach the system.安全措施阻止了黑客入侵系统的企图。
- thwart ambitions
- 阻碍雄心
- Lack of funding thwarted her ambitions to start a business.资金不足阻碍了她创业的雄心。
Synonyms
- foil
- 挫败 · 较正式，常用于挫败计划或阴谋
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把thwart拆成th+wart，wart让人联想到阻碍你计划的麻烦。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、discussions of plans、literature 该词多用于正式文体，如文学作品或讨论计划受阻的语境中，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
thwart 是及物动词，后接宾语，常搭配 'in' 表示阻碍某人的计划。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有词都发音为 /ɔrt/，与目标完全押韵。注意拼写类似但发音不同的词，如 'sword' /sɔrd/（结尾为d）或 'thaw' /θɔ/（拼写相近但不同）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.