Thwart



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.阻挠, 使...受挫
• ［英］ v.阻挠, 使...受挫 ( defeat the hopes or aspirations of)
• ［类］ 反义词: facilitate ( 帮助) ; abet ( 鼓动) ; support ( 支持) ; aid ( 帮助)
• ［例］ She's trying to thwart his ambition. ( 她试图阻挠他的雄心)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle ; contravene
  • b. to oppose successfully ; defeat the hopes or aspirations of
• 2. to pass through or across
• Synonyms: see frustrate
• ? thwarter noun

II. adverb

• Etymology: Middle English thwert, from Old Norse thvert, from neuter of thverr transverse, oblique; akin to Old High German dwerah transverse, oblique
• Date: 14th century
• athwart

III. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• situated or placed across something else ; transverse
• ? thwartly adverb

IV. noun

• Etymology: alteration of obsolete thought, thoft, from Middle English thoft, from Old English thofte; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat
• Date: circa 1736
• a seat extending athwart a boat

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