stymie
英 ['sta?m?]
美
- vt. 從中作梗，阻撓；妨礙
- n. 妨礙球
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?stymies;過去式:?stymied;過去分詞:?stymied;現在分詞:?stymieing;
英文詞源
- stymie (v.)
- 1857, in golf, from stymie (n.) "condition in which an opponent's ball blocks the hole" (1834), perhaps from Scottish stymie "person who sees poorly," from stime "the least bit" (early 14c.), of uncertain origin. General sense of "block, hinder, thwart" is from 1902. Related: Stymied.
雙語例句
- 1. Surely flame wars over article content will stymie good intentions.
- 防火墻也會阻礙好想法為人所知.
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- 2. The problem is that companies file patents defensively, to stymie competition.
- 問題是企業,防御性地搶注專利, 這阻礙了競爭.
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- 3. Wind, Rain and Nigeria Can't Stymie the U.S.
- 風 、 雨、尼日利亞都無法阻擋美國隊前進的步伐.
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