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

• We must avoid intellectual strait-jackets that stymie a spirit of inquiry.
  我们必须避免穿上窒息探求精神的学术紧身衣。
• 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。
• And now health-care providers are turning to a number of innovative strategies to fix the complex web of errors, biases and oversights that stymie the quest for the right diagnosis.
  现在医疗机构开始采用一系列创新措施来纠正失误、偏误和疏忽等妨碍医生做出正确诊断的问题。
• 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。
• Xstrata raised its offer for a Saharan iron ore Explorer by 20 per cent on Wednesday in an attempt to stymie rival interest from a China steelmaking consortium.
  斯特拉塔（xstrata）周三将其对撒哈拉铁矿石开发商的出价提高了20%，试图以此阻挠一家中国钢铁制造财团的竞争。
• 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。
• But there are also none to stymie a potential recovery.
  但是那里也没有潜在救球的机会。
• 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。
• 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。
• Longer term, this artificial support of consumer demand is likely to result in additional price pass-through to end-consumers, which is likely to stymie consumption growth over the intermediate term.
  长期来看，这种虚假的消费需求支持可能会造成额外的价格转嫁给终端消费者，中期内可能会阻碍消费增长。