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

• 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。
• How African governments handle corruption and other governance matters will determine how they manage the major infrastructure challenges that have crippled much of the region and stymied development.
  非洲各国政府如何处理腐败和其它治理问题，将决定它们如何应对已影响到非洲大部分地区且阻碍发展的巨大基础设施挑战。
• Overbearing bureaucrats and excessive regulation has stymied entrepreneurship and competition, hurting the efficiency of the domestic corporate sector.
  专断的官僚主义和过分的管制阻碍了企业创新和竞争，降低了公司的效率。
• But bureaucratic and political rivalries between the various municipal and county governments involved have so far stymied attempts to do it.
  但是该项目目前涉及的官僚主义，以及各类市政府与下级政府之间的党派竞争，已经完全妨碍了该工作的开展。
• I was completely stymied by her refusal to help.
  由于她拒不相助，我完全陷入了困境。
• Mr Lai claims Beijing-backed rivals for years stymied his attempt to list on the stock market.
  黎智英声称亲北京对手多年来设法阻碍他的上市计划。
• But now they have an opportunity to fix the problem that has stymied successful co-operation on climate change.
  但现在，他们有一个机会，去解决阻碍气候变化合作取得成功的问题。
• Because of the holiday period, their attempts to get a quick reply were stymied.
  因为假期，他们试图获得尽早答复的努力受挫了。
• 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。
• 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。