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

• 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。
• 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”。
• The desire to forget one's troubles may be stymied by having less money to do it.
  忘记烦恼的渴望可能因经济拮据而受到抑制。
• Mary Schapiro, the SEC chairman, has tried her best but she was stymied last week.
  sec主席玛丽夏皮罗（maryschapiro）已尽了最大的努力，但她在上周完全被束缚住了手脚。
• 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。
• Though I'm not a shy person, I felt stymied.
  我并不是一个内向的人，但是却在人际交往中感觉到了障碍。
• Potential investors exploring more promising areas, such as low-carbon energy and infrastructure, are stymied because of the lack of a clear policy framework.
  由于缺少清晰的政策架构，那些探索更具前景领域（如低碳能源和基础设施）的潜在投资者，遇到了重重障碍。
• The inventor and the Westinghouse engineers were, however, stymied by technical difficulties.
  不过，他及西屋的工程师受困于技术上的困难度。
• Slowly through small loans for solar powered devices, microfinance is bringing light to these rural regions where a lack of electricity has stymied economic development, literacy rates and health.
  缓慢地通过小额贷款购买太阳能装置，小额信贷正给那些因缺乏电而阻碍了经济、文化教育和医疗发展的农村地区带来了光明。
• 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。