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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
        1. a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
            Synonym:stymy

          verb

          双语例句

          • But Baugur has attempted to stymie the process by filing for protection from its creditors in Reykjavik.
            但baugur试图通过申请针对其冰岛债权人的破产保护,以阻挠上述进程。
          • German imports surged to their highest level in June and are expected to grow further, in a small step towards rebalancing the global economy that analysts said could stymie criticism over Europe's largest economy's export model.
            6月份,德国进口飙升至历史最高水平,且预计将进一步增长,这是迈向全球经济再平衡的一小步。分析师表示,这可以抑制外界对于这个欧洲最大经济体出口模式的批评。
          • If mediaset wants to compete directly with sky, rather than merely stymie its growth, it will probably have to accept losses in pay-TV.
            mediaset若想跟sky直接竞争,而不是仅仅阻挠其发展,则可能不得不承受付费电视业务亏损。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • Even as China has flung its doors open to global trade, it has erected vast roadblocks to stymie capital flows.
            即便在中国对全球贸易敞开大门之际,中国仍竖起巨大的路障阻碍资本流动。
          • 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。
          • Botched implementations can stymie product and service deliveries and prove extremely costly in at least the short term.
            拙劣的(软件)实施会妨碍产品和服务的交付,而且至少在短期内代价也是相当昂贵的。
          • Those inconsistencies, the report says, stymie attainment of crucial environmental objectives.
            该报告说,这些矛盾妨碍了实现重要的环境目标的工作。
          • How better to reinvigorate the Alliance ( and generate much-needed economic growth) than a bonfire of the regulatory controls and bureaucratic infighting that still stymie trade and investment.
            让美欧联盟重新焕发活力(并且带来亟需的经济增长),比展开监管控制大战和官僚内斗好太多了,这两者仍在妨碍贸易和投资发展。