thwart

thwart
[θwɔːt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
    反对，阻挠；使受挫折
    he never did anything to thwart his father.
    他从来没有反对过他父亲。
    he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.
    他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的想法受挫。
    ■oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully
    挫败（计划、企图或野心）
    the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties.
    政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。
noun
  1. a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat
    横坐板；划手座
preposition& adverb
  1. (archaic or poetic/literary)from one side to another side of; across
    (古或诗／文)横跨（地）；横过（地）
    [as prep.]a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore.
    一道粉红的云彩横跨岸两边。
语源
  1. Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert 'perverse, obstinate, adverse', from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr 'transverse', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere 'to twist'
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