➡ See also the entry for prevent另见prevent条thwart ♦︎ frustrate ♦︎ derail ♦︎ foil ♦︎ dash sb's hopes ♦︎ disappointThese words all mean to prevent sth that sb wants to do or wants to happen.这些词均表示阻止、阻挠、挫败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled / disappointed in sth◆to thwart / frustrate / dash / disappoint sb's hopes◆to thwart / frustrate / derail / foil sb's plans◆to thwart / frustrate sb's efforts◆to thwart / derail sb's chances◆to thwart / foil a plot / raid / coup◆to thwart / frustrate sb's ambition◆to frustrate / derail a process◆to be easily / constantly thwarted / frustrated / foiled◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled in your attempt to do sth■thwart θwɔːt; NAmEθwɔːrt [transitive, often passive] to prevent sb from doing what they want to do阻止;阻挠;使受挫◆She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.她控制该党的企图被挫败了。◆His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight.他成为画家的志向因视力不佳受阻。■frustratefrʌˈstreɪt; NAmEˈfrʌstreɪt [transitive] (especiallywritten) to prevent sth from happening or succeeding as people had hoped; to prevent sb from doing sth, often deliberately使落空;挫败;(常为有意地)阻止◆The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。◆He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.他试图通过不让政治对手接触媒体来打击他们。■deraildɪˈreɪl [transitive] (journalism新闻) to prevent a process from succeeding or continuing as planned or hoped, especially by creating a problem or disagreement(尤指通过制造问题或分歧)阻止,扰乱◆This latest incident could derail the peace process.最近这起事件可能会扰乱和平进程。OPPget sth back on trackⓘ To get sth back on track (informal) is to get sth going in the right drection again after a mistake or failure. * get sth back on track指某事出错或失败后使之重入正轨、恢复正常◆I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.离婚之后我力图使生活恢复正常。■foil [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to prevent sth that sb is planning to do, especially sth illegal挫败,阻止,制止(尤指非法活动)◆Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle priceless paintings out of the country.海关官员制止了一次把珍贵画作走私出国的阴谋。■dash sb's ˈhopes
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[usually passive] to destroy sb's hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible使希望破灭◆Hopes for a peaceful settlement have been dashed.和平解决的希望已经破灭。■disappoint [transitive] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality使破灭;使落空◆The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。 see also disappointment ⇨ disappointment
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