中英互译
thwart
英 /θwɔːt/美 /θwɔːrt/
基本释义
- v.反对,阻挠,挫败;横过
- n.(划艇上的)横坐板
- adv.<古,文>横跨(地)
- prep.<古,文>横跨(地)
- adj.横放的;固执的
复数thwarts
第三人称单数thwarts
现在分词thwarting
过去式thwarted
过去分词thwarted
TOEFLGRESAT
词语例句
反对,阻挠,挫败vt.
The security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists.
安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。
(划艇上的)横坐板cn.
She painted her boat all by herself: the hull in yellow and the thwarts in blue.
她给自己的船涂上了颜色:船体是黄色,横坐板是蓝色。
<古,文>横跨(地)prep.
A white cloud spread thwart the shore.
白云横跨岸两边。
- The security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists.安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- In The Avengers, the all-star ensemble must thwart a possible world-ending scheme devised by Thor's villainous brother Loki.在《复仇者联盟》中,众星云集,必须要阻止雷神的邪恶兄弟洛基设计的可能毁灭世界的计划。
- The Decade can help thwart this needless loss of life.行动十年将有助于减少这种不必要的生命损失。
网络短语
- boat thwart艇坐板
- lower thwart低板凳
- thwart stanchion横座板支柱;座板支柱
- stroke thwart桨手座板;桨手坐板
- mast thwart桅座板;固桅座
词语扩展
adj.
thwartwise横着的
adv.
词义分布
阻挠
43.1%
挫败
30.8%
阻碍
21.5%
反对
4.6%
英英释义
- n.a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
- v.hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
词源
- thwart横跨,横过,横着的,阻止,阻挠原义为副词,来自古诺斯语 thvert,穿过,横过,来自 Proto-Germanic*thwerh,扭转的,交叉的, 置换自 PIE*terkw,扭动,转动,来自 PIE*ter,*tere,弯,转,穿过,词源同 turn,through,trans-. 后引申动词词义相反,阻止,阻挠等。