frustrate
🇬🇧 UK/'frʌstreit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To prevent someone from achieving a goal; to cause feelings of annoyance or disappointment
挫败,阻挠;使沮丧,使失望
adj.
Ineffectual; useless; producing no result
无效的,无益的,挫败的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishfrustrateother
=frustrate
Common Collocations
- 1.frustrate plans挫折计划
- 2.frustrate efforts阻碍努力
- 3.frustrate someone使某人沮丧
Example Sentences
- 1.
Repeated failures can frustrate even the most determined people.
- 2.
The bureaucratic delays frustrated their progress significantly.