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 English
frustrateother
=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.

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