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obstruct

🇬🇧 UK/әb'strʌkt/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To block a passage or path; to hinder or impede progress or movement

阻塞,妨碍,阻挡

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obagainst, toward, in the way of
+
structbuild, construct, arrange
=obstruct

Common Collocations

  • 1.obstruct progress阻碍进展
  • 2.obstruct justice妨碍司法
  • 3.obstruct view遮挡视线

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Fallen trees obstruct the mountain pass, making travel impossible.

  • 2.

    The government tried to obstruct the investigation by withholding documents.

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