stymie

🇬🇧 UK/'staimi/🇺🇸 US

GREC2

Definitions

v.

To obstruct or prevent someone from achieving something; to thwart or block

阻碍，妨碍，使陷入困境

n.

An obstacle or obstruction that prevents progress

障碍，困境

🧩 Root Breakdown

stymieother

=stymie

Common Collocations

1.stymie efforts阻碍努力/行动
2.stymie progress阻碍进展
3.feel stymied感到受阻
4.completely stymied完全陷入困境

Example Sentences

1.
Budget cuts have stymied the research team's efforts to develop a new vaccine.
2.
The new regulations completely stymied our plans to expand into overseas markets.
3.
She felt stymied by the lack of support from her colleagues.

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