Word · Frequency #9556
thwarts
阻挠;挫败;阻止
thwarts is the third person singular of thwart.
核心释义
to prevent (someone's plans or efforts) from succeeding; to frustrate
- 1.
使失败;挫败,阻止
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
- 2.
阻碍或阻止(努力、计划或愿望)
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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
用法In use
The police thwarted the robbers' plan to break into the bank.
用法提示:thwarted 是过去式,表示挫败、阻止某人的计划。
Bad weather thwarted our attempt to climb the mountain.
用法提示:thwarted 作及物动词,接宾语 attempt,表示使(努力)失败。
A sudden power cut thwarted the team's efforts to finish the project on time.
用法提示:thwart 意为阻挠、妨碍,此处用过去式接 efforts。
thwart sth
thwart 是及物动词,后面直接跟表示计划、企图或努力的名词,如 plan、attempt、effort。
The sudden storm thwarted their plans for a picnic.
突如其来的暴风雨阻挠了他们的野餐计划。
thwart sb's plan to do sth
sb's 后接 plan、attempt、effort 等名词,再接 to do 说明具体打算做的事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把thwart拆成th+wart,wart让人联想到阻碍你计划的麻烦。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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)。
用法优先级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。
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