thwarted
v.
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 );
使受挫折;
挫败;
横过;
例句:
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Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.
她想成为艺术家的梦想由于视力衰减而破灭了。
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But it's a howl of thwarted entitlement.
来自NEWYORKER
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It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures.
巴多对每一项措施都加以阻挠，这一定让他十分气恼。
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It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
这是一个关于种族歧视、身份错位和期望落空的黑色喜剧。
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It is the source of all their thwarted energy.
来自NEWYORKER
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Initial efforts were thwarted by issues such as outdated infrastructure.
来自WSJ