frustrates

英 [frʌˈstreɪts]

美 [ˈfrʌstreɪts]

v.  使懊丧; 使懊恼; 使沮丧; 阻止; 防止; 挫败
frustrate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使灰心;使沮丧;使愤怒
  If somethingfrustratesyou, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.
  1. These questions frustrated me...
     这些问题让我沮丧。
  2. Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
     观众在剧场里要受到如此多的限制，这难道不令人恼火吗？
• VERB 挫败;阻挠…的成功
  If someone or somethingfrustratesa plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding.
  1. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
     政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
  2. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor.
     她竞选州长的受挫之举

双语例句

• This conservative approach frustrates activists and some fellow scientists.
  这种保守立场让激进分子和一些科学家同事十分沮丧。
• It always frustrates me when I can't afford the time to get involved and help out.
  每当我拿不出时间来为人排忧解难，我总感到十分丧气。
• We see what makes you happy or sad, and what frustrates you.
  我们从你身上看到了开心，悲伤，以及让你失望的事情。
• It is mandatory retirement that frustrates the elder staffs who still want to make contribution to the society.
  强制退休让那些还想继续为社会做贡献的老年员工感到沮丧。
• The results could be summed up by that word that frustrates all wine drinkers: inconclusive.
  结果可以用那个让所有葡萄酒爱好者沮丧的词来总结：没有结论。
• It frustrates me because we would have had a trilogy out of this.
  让我感到沮丧，因为我们曾经有过这是三部曲。
• "I have not had dialogue with the leadership for a long time and this frustrates me no end."
  “我已有很长时间没和高层交流过了，而这无止境地防碍了我。”
• Some have even blamed affluence itself, arguing that the dizzying range of lifestyle options that we now confront frustrates the pursuit of happiness.
  一些人甚至谴责富裕本身，他们辩称，如今我们在生活方式上面对着令人眼花缭乱的选择，这妨碍了我们对幸福的追求。
• Soccer may be the sport the Chinese care about above all else, but also the one that most frustrates and disappoints them.
  足球可能是中国人最为关注的项目，同时也是最令他们感到挫败和失望的项目。
• Uranus may fear and hate Saturn because the latter stifles and frustrates his freedom;
  天王星可能害怕和憎恨土星因为后者窒息和挫败他的自由；