1.反对;阻挠;挫败(对方意图等)
2.〈古〉横过,穿过
1.横着的,穿过的;不利的
1.横跨,横过
1.(横贯小艇的)坐板
1.to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do
1.a seat across the middle of a rowboat
1.Impulsive and self-thwarting, he had the physical endurance of a Greek hero, and was an equally heroic scholar.
他的性格冲动且自我挫败,他的体格犹如希腊神话中的英雄,而且同样是一位颇具英雄气概的学者。
2.Talking to journalists Tuesday, he lamented that it was "a regrettable case, which today is thwarting Ukraine's European integration. "
谈向记者星期二,他感叹,这是“一个令人遗憾的情况下,今天是阻碍乌克兰的欧洲一体化。”
3.Internal company documents show that the company made those sales through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U. S. trade ban.
内部公司文件表明科赫公司绕开美国贸易限制,通过其海外分支机构完成销售。
4.Additionally, Australia's central bank left interest rates steady for a fifth month, thwarting expectations of a hike.
另外,澳大利亚央行连续第五个月保持利率不变,市场预期为升息。
5.In short, rulers sought the means of enhancing their power and thereby thwarting their rivals and enemies, both within and without.
简而言之,统治们在试图加强他们的力量,挫败他们在国外或国外的对手和敌人。
6.If it pursues sound policies, the West still stands a fair chance, despite its pisions, of thwarting these aims.
尽管有军队的威胁来阻碍这些目标的实现,但是西方势力只有在采取稳妥政策的情况下,才会有一些机会。
7.Duane Alexander, the director of NICHD, said: 'The study results open new avenues of research for thwarting winter flu outbreaks.
美国儿童健康与人类发展研究所主任杜安尼?亚历山大说:“研究结果为控制冬季流感爆发开辟了新途径。”
8.But for now at least, it seems that the Chinese government's fight against inflation is thwarting the grandest ambitions.
但至少从目前来看,中国政府抗击通胀的努力似乎正在挫败最宏大的雄心。
9.To many Indians, China is an expansionist power bent on thwarting India's rise as a serious challenge to Beijing's influence in Asia.
对很多印度人来说,中国是一个强大的扩张势力,并且决意压制印度的崛起,以避免形成对北京在亚洲影响力方面的威胁。
10.Thwarting the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran is critical to shoring up the nonproliferation regime.
挫败北韩和伊朗发展核武器的野心对加强不扩散体制至关重要。