stymie

英 [ˈstaɪmi]

美 [ˈstaɪmi]

v.  阻挠; 阻碍; 阻止; 妨碍

现在分词：stymieing　过去式：stymied　第三人称单数：stymies　过去分词：stymied　

GRE

COCA.15618

牛津词典

verb

• 阻挠；阻碍；阻止；妨碍
  to prevent sb from doing sth that they have planned or want to do; to prevent sth from happening

柯林斯词典

• VERB 妨碍;阻挠;阻碍
  If youare stymied bysomething, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.
  1. Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...
     由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。
  2. Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
     最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。

英英释义

noun

• a thwarting and distressing situation
  Synonym:stymy
• a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
  Synonym:stymy

verb

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  1. His brother blocked him at every turn
  Synonym:obstructblockadeblockhinderstymyembarrass

双语例句

• Those inconsistencies, the report says, stymie attainment of crucial environmental objectives.
  该报告说，这些矛盾妨碍了实现重要的环境目标的工作。
• Its attempt to stymie the initiative by persuading other western nations to boycott the bank has backfired.
  美国试图说服其他西方国家抵制这家银行，从而阻挠这项计划，结果却事与愿违。
• Tony Blair believed he could stymie the nationalist movement with more devolution of powers.
  托尼•布莱尔（TonyBlair）以为他可以通过加大权力下放来阻止民族主义运动。
• How better to reinvigorate the Alliance ( and generate much-needed economic growth) than a bonfire of the regulatory controls and bureaucratic infighting that still stymie trade and investment.
  让美欧联盟重新焕发活力（并且带来亟需的经济增长），比展开监管控制大战和官僚内斗好太多了，这两者仍在妨碍贸易和投资发展。
• The intent to override "turf wars" is a clear hint to Congress that political rivalries will not be allowed to stymie reform.
  其压倒“地盘争斗”的用意，对美国国会是一道明确暗示：不允许政治对立阻挠改革。
• Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
  最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。
• But that has done little to stymie the growth of the sport.
  不过这几乎丝毫没有妨碍高尔夫球运动的发展。
• Higher local deposit rates are likely to stymie the development of QDII further.
  调高国内存款利率可能会进一步阻碍QDII的发展。
• Still, critics say there are very real cultural barriers that stymie Japan's emergency response to the nuclear disaster, and in its long economic malaise.
  然而，有人批评日本文化上的症结阻碍了日本在面对核灾难时反应的及时性，也使日本经济陷入长期的不振。
• Mr Iacocca's eponymous memoir ends, after fierce tussles with critics who tried to stymie federal loan guarantees, with Chrysler put back on its feet by the US taxpayer.
  艾柯卡那部以他自己名字命名的回忆录以这样的事实收尾：在与试图阻止提供联邦贷款担保的批评人士进行激烈斗争后，克莱斯勒凭借美国纳税人的钱起死回生。