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

• But Baugur has attempted to stymie the process by filing for protection from its creditors in Reykjavik.
  但baugur试图通过申请针对其冰岛债权人的破产保护，以阻挠上述进程。
• The lack of oxygen is thought to stymie attempts by anything larger to make its home there.
  缺少氧气一直被认为是大型生物在地底深处安家的最主要阻碍。
• 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。
• 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。
• German imports surged to their highest level in June and are expected to grow further, in a small step towards rebalancing the global economy that analysts said could stymie criticism over Europe's largest economy's export model.
  6月份，德国进口飙升至历史最高水平，且预计将进一步增长，这是迈向全球经济再平衡的一小步。分析师表示，这可以抑制外界对于这个欧洲最大经济体出口模式的批评。
• 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。
• Even now, US petroleum companies resist calls for transparency, and use American courts to stymie efforts to enhance transparency.
  即便到现在，美国石油企业还是在抵制提高透明度的呼声，并利用美国法庭阻挠增强透明度的努力。
• 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。
• If mediaset wants to compete directly with sky, rather than merely stymie its growth, it will probably have to accept losses in pay-TV.
  mediaset若想跟sky直接竞争，而不是仅仅阻挠其发展，则可能不得不承受付费电视业务亏损。
• 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。