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

• The difficulties of creating common platforms, tools and supply relationships have stymied successive GM managements since the1980s.
  从上世纪80年代起，打造通用平台、工具和供应链方面的不足始终是困扰通用汽车管理层的一大心病。
• However, they still view each other with an unease that has stymied efforts to build co-operation and trade in areas such as energy, which has been a cornerstone of the Beijing-Moscow strategic partnership, announced in 1996.
  不过，俄中互相之间仍存在一种不安，这妨碍了两国在能源等领域进行合作和贸易的努力，而能源是北京和莫斯科方面1996年宣布建立的战略伙伴关系的基石。
• 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。
• The Atla-Ra were able to defer the usage initially, but in time were stymied.
  阿特拉-Ra起初能够推迟其使用，但很快就被（雅利安人）阻拦了。
• Potential investors exploring more promising areas, such as low-carbon energy and infrastructure, are stymied because of the lack of a clear policy framework.
  由于缺少清晰的政策架构，那些探索更具前景领域（如低碳能源和基础设施）的潜在投资者，遇到了重重障碍。
• But, she says, economic integration across South Asia has been "stymied" by political enmity.
  但她表示，南亚地区的经济一体化已因各方的政治敌意而陷入“困境”。
• Government suppression of information has stymied indigenous technological breakthroughs.
  政府对信息的压制妨碍了本土科技创新。
• Slowly through small loans for solar powered devices, microfinance is bringing light to these rural regions where a lack of electricity has stymied economic development, literacy rates and health.
  缓慢地通过小额贷款购买太阳能装置，小额信贷正给那些因缺乏电而阻碍了经济、文化教育和医疗发展的农村地区带来了光明。
• 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。
• 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。