stymied

英 [ˈstaɪmid]

美 [ˈstaɪmid]

v.  阻挠; 阻碍; 阻止; 妨碍
stymie的过去分词和过去式

COCA.38135

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。

双语例句

• But now they have an opportunity to fix the problem that has stymied successful co-operation on climate change.
  但现在，他们有一个机会，去解决阻碍气候变化合作取得成功的问题。
• Recoveries are likely to begin outside the financial sector, but they will be stymied without credit.
  经济复苏可能始于金融部门之外，但离开了信贷复苏就会陷入困境。
• 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。
• Not only are talks between the White House and congressional leaders stymied, but discordant factions have emerged within the two main political parties, further complicating a debt agreement.
  不仅是白宫与国会领袖之间的会谈受阻，就连两党内部也出现了不和谐现象，致使有关舒解债务问题的协商，更形复杂。
• Building codes designed to preserve the architectural character and historic facades of St Petersburg have also stymied the development of inventive architecture.
  按照保存圣彼得堡建筑风格和历史外表前提而设计的建筑法规同时也妨碍了发明性建筑。
• The Atla-Ra were able to defer the usage initially, but in time were stymied.
  阿特拉-Ra起初能够推迟其使用，但很快就被（雅利安人）阻拦了。
• But, she says, economic integration across South Asia has been "stymied" by political enmity.
  但她表示，南亚地区的经济一体化已因各方的政治敌意而陷入“困境”。
• Croatia's hopes of joining the EU have been stymied by a border dispute with neighboring Slovenia.
  由于与邻国斯洛文尼亚的领土纠纷，克罗地亚加入欧盟的进程受到阻碍。
• Government suppression of information has stymied indigenous technological breakthroughs.
  政府对信息的压制妨碍了本土科技创新。
• Ruthless Corporate Raider will be stymied, go home, curl up on the floor of his shower and weep.
  企业狙击手无情先生就会受到阻碍，回家，蜷缩在地上，他的淋浴间和哭泣。