Definition of thwart in English:

thwart

verb θwɔːtθwɔrt

[with object]

1Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
反对，阻挠；使受挫折
he never did anything to thwart his father
他从来没有阻挠过他父亲。
he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred
他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的欲望受阻。
Example sentencesExamples
- York played on the break and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Carter was thwarted by an excellent save.
- It seems obvious that a greater police presence in that neighborhood might thwart some criminals and inadvertently save lives.
- The little man with the gloves and short sleeves had no sooner orchestrated something at one end than he was thwarting his opponents at the other.
- My previous scheme was to auction off a date with me to this event on EBay, but now I am thwarted.
- We are going to be using those same people to thwart him.
- Life as a spy is all glamour - women, alcohol, jetting around the globe for two hours before finally thwarting the enemy in the last ten minutes.
- Will Eliza find the courage to thwart these evil people and restore balance to the African wild?
- Although stardom beckoned at an early age, Michael was initially thwarted in his desire to act.
- That case hinged on an interpretation of the Hobbs act, a 1946 law aimed at thwarting gangsters from extorting interstate truckers.
- Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should thwart its leaders if necessary.
- This has frustrated the restaurant entrepreneur somewhat and thwarted him from rolling out more establishments.
- And they succeeded as Garner's final save thwarted Lee Canoville in the closing seconds.
- Did things happen to thwart people from voting?
- One way to thwart such unscrupulous people is for the bona fide seed companies to make their presences felt at every level in the country.
- But he was thwarted when he tried to do the same at last year's London Marathon.
- Assume, for a moment, that the French and the Germans aren't thwarting us out of pique, but by design, long-term design.
- And, when I'm thwarted, I'm likely to go all sour and spiky and be a pig to live with.
- His mother thwarted him, calling into a local bank in June to tell the manager that her son's stories were lies.
- But he was thwarted after a female worker reached forward and closed the till before he could snatch any cash.
- Distraction thieves were thwarted by a number of elderly people they targeted in Pewsey late on Wednesday evening last week.
1. 1.1 Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
  挫败（计划、企图或野心）
  the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
  政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In their relationships with women, Russell and Ayer both seemed quite oblivious to the feelings of others when such feelings were likely to thwart their plans or ambitions.
  Also his best laid plans were thwarted when he attempted to return to see his family in South Africa.
  The story revolves round the locals’ attempts to thwart the plan.
  Fortunately I am a light sleeper, so I should be able to thwart any attempts to slice bits off me for a tasty midnight snack.
  But this instrument also has its limitations, chief of which is that the type of very specific, tactical intelligence required to thwart terrorist plots is rare.
  Jr. will wake up and make every effort to thwart your plans.
  Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to thwart an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time.
  We all know who these people are, they walk among us every day and attempt to thwart carefully laid plans of anti-productivity with thoughts of ambition and determination.
  So far we have been successful in thwarting the efforts of Representative Bill Thomas (R - CA) to get this passed.
  We wouldn't want to do anything to thwart the Campbell government's quest for the privatization of health care.
  For years they have provided a power base for him - realising he still clings to the vainglorious Brussels dream, while the Chancellor thwarts his ambition.
  The pair will be able to use their stake to thwart any takeover attempt.
  However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to thwart Napoleon's plan.
  However, Knottingley were able to thwart most efforts to break the deadlock with some resolute defence.
  They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to thwart their efforts to have their motions heard.
  The record labels have attempted to thwart the efforts of free music providers through the creation of copyright-protected files and through lawsuits against providers of free music.
  Officials mustered a security force of thousands in the area around the hall, part of an effort to thwart any attempt at a repeat attack.
  Given the manner in which the development of Sligo has been stifled by sectional interest, it is hoped that the same dead hand of greed does not thwart the plans of the harbour board.
  The drop-off reflects deep disappointment that clerical establishment rulers have been able to largely thwart Khatami's efforts.
  But it can be said that police and intelligence work is disrupting the terrorist networks and thwarting their plans.
  Synonyms
  foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way of, forestall
  scotch, derail, smash, dash
  stop, check, block, prevent, defeat, impede, obstruct, snooker, oppose, hinder, hamper
  upset the apple cart, spike someone's guns
  informal put paid to, put the stopper on, put the kibosh on, do for, stymie, cook someone's goose
  British informal scupper, put the mockers on, nobble, queer someone's pitch
  Australian/New Zealand &amp Irish vulgar slang root
  archaic traverse

noun θwɔːtθwɔrt

A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
横坐板；划手座
Example sentencesExamples
- Thirteen oarsmen and a captain form the crew of the fixed-thwart rowing boats that participate in the competitions.
- With your legs facing forward, the leeboard thwart goes approximately over your knees.
- Braced against the thwart, I hang my paddle far over the left gunwale and suck the stern toward it, and the edge of the table rock whisks by our port side.
- More important than the tilt of the oarlocks are the relative positions of the thwart (seat), the oarlocks and the footbrace.
- Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.
- The placement of the primary thwart is important to balance.

adverb & preposition θwɔːt

archaic, literary

From one side to another side of; across.
〈古或诗/文〉横跨（地）；横过（地）
as preposition a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore
一道粉红的云彩横跨岸两边。
Example sentencesExamples
- Lay them thwart, that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other.

Origin

Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert 'perverse, obstinate, adverse', from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr 'transverse', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere 'to twist'.

torch from Middle English:
A torch in the original sense of ‘something soaked in an inflammable substance used to give light’ was often made of twisted hemp or other fibres. This is still the American meaning, and reflects the word's Latin origin, torquere ‘to twist’. Only in British English can torch describe a battery-powered electric lamp, which Americans call a flashlight. A torch song is a sad or sentimental song of unrequited love, whose name, used since the 1920s, comes from the phrase carry a torch for, ‘to love someone who does not love you in return’. The image in pass on the torch, ‘to pass on a tradition, especially one of learning or enlightenment’, is that of the runners in a relay race passing on the torch to each other, as was the custom in the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The Latin source of torch, torquere, is found in a large number of other English words. Most obviously it is the source of the engineer's torque (late 19th century), and the twisted Celtic neck-ring the torc (mid 19th century). Less obviously it is in contort (Late Middle English) ‘twist together’; distort (Late Middle English) ‘twist out of shape’; extort (early 16th century) ‘twist out of’; and retort (Late Middle English) ‘to twist back’ (the chemical apparatus gets its name from its twisted shape). Tortura ‘twisting, torment’ the Latin noun formed from the verb gives us torture and tortuous (both LME), and torment (Middle English). Thwart (Middle English) is an Old Norse word that goes back to the same Indo-European root.

Rhymes

abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, tort, transport, wart, wrought

Definition of thwart in US English:

thwart

verbθwɔrtTHwôrt

[with object]

1Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
反对，阻挠；使受挫折
he never did anything to thwart his father
他从来没有阻挠过他父亲。
he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred
他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的欲望受阻。
Example sentencesExamples
- One way to thwart such unscrupulous people is for the bona fide seed companies to make their presences felt at every level in the country.
- Life as a spy is all glamour - women, alcohol, jetting around the globe for two hours before finally thwarting the enemy in the last ten minutes.
- And, when I'm thwarted, I'm likely to go all sour and spiky and be a pig to live with.
- This has frustrated the restaurant entrepreneur somewhat and thwarted him from rolling out more establishments.
- Assume, for a moment, that the French and the Germans aren't thwarting us out of pique, but by design, long-term design.
- Will Eliza find the courage to thwart these evil people and restore balance to the African wild?
- That case hinged on an interpretation of the Hobbs act, a 1946 law aimed at thwarting gangsters from extorting interstate truckers.
- Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should thwart its leaders if necessary.
- But he was thwarted after a female worker reached forward and closed the till before he could snatch any cash.
- The little man with the gloves and short sleeves had no sooner orchestrated something at one end than he was thwarting his opponents at the other.
- But he was thwarted when he tried to do the same at last year's London Marathon.
- Did things happen to thwart people from voting?
- Distraction thieves were thwarted by a number of elderly people they targeted in Pewsey late on Wednesday evening last week.
- It seems obvious that a greater police presence in that neighborhood might thwart some criminals and inadvertently save lives.
- And they succeeded as Garner's final save thwarted Lee Canoville in the closing seconds.
- York played on the break and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Carter was thwarted by an excellent save.
- Although stardom beckoned at an early age, Michael was initially thwarted in his desire to act.
- We are going to be using those same people to thwart him.
- My previous scheme was to auction off a date with me to this event on EBay, but now I am thwarted.
- His mother thwarted him, calling into a local bank in June to tell the manager that her son's stories were lies.
1. 1.1 Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
  挫败（计划、企图或野心）
  the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
  政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Given the manner in which the development of Sligo has been stifled by sectional interest, it is hoped that the same dead hand of greed does not thwart the plans of the harbour board.
  However, Knottingley were able to thwart most efforts to break the deadlock with some resolute defence.
  The drop-off reflects deep disappointment that clerical establishment rulers have been able to largely thwart Khatami's efforts.
  But this instrument also has its limitations, chief of which is that the type of very specific, tactical intelligence required to thwart terrorist plots is rare.
  The story revolves round the locals’ attempts to thwart the plan.
  In their relationships with women, Russell and Ayer both seemed quite oblivious to the feelings of others when such feelings were likely to thwart their plans or ambitions.
  The record labels have attempted to thwart the efforts of free music providers through the creation of copyright-protected files and through lawsuits against providers of free music.
  So far we have been successful in thwarting the efforts of Representative Bill Thomas (R - CA) to get this passed.
  The pair will be able to use their stake to thwart any takeover attempt.
  They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to thwart their efforts to have their motions heard.
  We all know who these people are, they walk among us every day and attempt to thwart carefully laid plans of anti-productivity with thoughts of ambition and determination.
  Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to thwart an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time.
  For years they have provided a power base for him - realising he still clings to the vainglorious Brussels dream, while the Chancellor thwarts his ambition.
  Jr. will wake up and make every effort to thwart your plans.
  Officials mustered a security force of thousands in the area around the hall, part of an effort to thwart any attempt at a repeat attack.
  But it can be said that police and intelligence work is disrupting the terrorist networks and thwarting their plans.
  However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to thwart Napoleon's plan.
  We wouldn't want to do anything to thwart the Campbell government's quest for the privatization of health care.
  Fortunately I am a light sleeper, so I should be able to thwart any attempts to slice bits off me for a tasty midnight snack.
  Also his best laid plans were thwarted when he attempted to return to see his family in South Africa.
  Synonyms
  foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way of, forestall

nounθwɔrtTHwôrt

A structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
横坐板；划手座
Example sentencesExamples
- Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.
- The placement of the primary thwart is important to balance.
- More important than the tilt of the oarlocks are the relative positions of the thwart (seat), the oarlocks and the footbrace.
- Braced against the thwart, I hang my paddle far over the left gunwale and suck the stern toward it, and the edge of the table rock whisks by our port side.
- Thirteen oarsmen and a captain form the crew of the fixed-thwart rowing boats that participate in the competitions.
- With your legs facing forward, the leeboard thwart goes approximately over your knees.

preposition & adverbθwɔrtTHwôrt

literary, archaic

From one side to another side of; across.
〈古或诗/文〉横跨（地）；横过（地）
as preposition a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore
一道粉红的云彩横跨岸两边。
Example sentencesExamples
- Lay them thwart, that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other.

Origin

Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’.

单词	thwart
释义	Definition of thwart in English: thwart verb θwɔːtθwɔrt [with object] 1Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. 反对，阻挠；使受挫折 he never did anything to thwart his father 他从来没有阻挠过他父亲。 he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred 他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的欲望受阻。 Example sentencesExamples York played on the break and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Carter was thwarted by an excellent save. It seems obvious that a greater police presence in that neighborhood might thwart some criminals and inadvertently save lives. The little man with the gloves and short sleeves had no sooner orchestrated something at one end than he was thwarting his opponents at the other. My previous scheme was to auction off a date with me to this event on EBay, but now I am thwarted. We are going to be using those same people to thwart him. Life as a spy is all glamour - women, alcohol, jetting around the globe for two hours before finally thwarting the enemy in the last ten minutes. Will Eliza find the courage to thwart these evil people and restore balance to the African wild? Although stardom beckoned at an early age, Michael was initially thwarted in his desire to act. That case hinged on an interpretation of the Hobbs act, a 1946 law aimed at thwarting gangsters from extorting interstate truckers. Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should thwart its leaders if necessary. This has frustrated the restaurant entrepreneur somewhat and thwarted him from rolling out more establishments. And they succeeded as Garner's final save thwarted Lee Canoville in the closing seconds. Did things happen to thwart people from voting? One way to thwart such unscrupulous people is for the bona fide seed companies to make their presences felt at every level in the country. But he was thwarted when he tried to do the same at last year's London Marathon. Assume, for a moment, that the French and the Germans aren't thwarting us out of pique, but by design, long-term design. And, when I'm thwarted, I'm likely to go all sour and spiky and be a pig to live with. His mother thwarted him, calling into a local bank in June to tell the manager that her son's stories were lies. But he was thwarted after a female worker reached forward and closed the till before he could snatch any cash. Distraction thieves were thwarted by a number of elderly people they targeted in Pewsey late on Wednesday evening last week. 1.1 Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully. 挫败（计划、企图或野心） the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties 政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。 Example sentencesExamples In their relationships with women, Russell and Ayer both seemed quite oblivious to the feelings of others when such feelings were likely to thwart their plans or ambitions. Also his best laid plans were thwarted when he attempted to return to see his family in South Africa. The story revolves round the locals’ attempts to thwart the plan. Fortunately I am a light sleeper, so I should be able to thwart any attempts to slice bits off me for a tasty midnight snack. But this instrument also has its limitations, chief of which is that the type of very specific, tactical intelligence required to thwart terrorist plots is rare. Jr. will wake up and make every effort to thwart your plans. Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to thwart an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time. We all know who these people are, they walk among us every day and attempt to thwart carefully laid plans of anti-productivity with thoughts of ambition and determination. So far we have been successful in thwarting the efforts of Representative Bill Thomas (R - CA) to get this passed. We wouldn't want to do anything to thwart the Campbell government's quest for the privatization of health care. For years they have provided a power base for him - realising he still clings to the vainglorious Brussels dream, while the Chancellor thwarts his ambition. The pair will be able to use their stake to thwart any takeover attempt. However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to thwart Napoleon's plan. However, Knottingley were able to thwart most efforts to break the deadlock with some resolute defence. They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to thwart their efforts to have their motions heard. The record labels have attempted to thwart the efforts of free music providers through the creation of copyright-protected files and through lawsuits against providers of free music. Officials mustered a security force of thousands in the area around the hall, part of an effort to thwart any attempt at a repeat attack. Given the manner in which the development of Sligo has been stifled by sectional interest, it is hoped that the same dead hand of greed does not thwart the plans of the harbour board. The drop-off reflects deep disappointment that clerical establishment rulers have been able to largely thwart Khatami's efforts. But it can be said that police and intelligence work is disrupting the terrorist networks and thwarting their plans. Synonyms foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way of, forestall scotch, derail, smash, dash stop, check, block, prevent, defeat, impede, obstruct, snooker, oppose, hinder, hamper upset the apple cart, spike someone's guns informal put paid to, put the stopper on, put the kibosh on, do for, stymie, cook someone's goose British informal scupper, put the mockers on, nobble, queer someone's pitch Australian/New Zealand &amp Irish vulgar slang root archaic traverse noun θwɔːtθwɔrt A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat. 横坐板；划手座 Example sentencesExamples Thirteen oarsmen and a captain form the crew of the fixed-thwart rowing boats that participate in the competitions. With your legs facing forward, the leeboard thwart goes approximately over your knees. Braced against the thwart, I hang my paddle far over the left gunwale and suck the stern toward it, and the edge of the table rock whisks by our port side. More important than the tilt of the oarlocks are the relative positions of the thwart (seat), the oarlocks and the footbrace. Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts. The placement of the primary thwart is important to balance. adverb & preposition θwɔːt archaic, literary From one side to another side of; across. 〈古或诗/文〉横跨（地）；横过（地） as preposition a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore 一道粉红的云彩横跨岸两边。 Example sentencesExamples Lay them thwart, that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other. Origin Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert 'perverse, obstinate, adverse', from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr 'transverse', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere 'to twist'. torch from Middle English: A torch in the original sense of ‘something soaked in an inflammable substance used to give light’ was often made of twisted hemp or other fibres. This is still the American meaning, and reflects the word's Latin origin, torquere ‘to twist’. Only in British English can torch describe a battery-powered electric lamp, which Americans call a flashlight. A torch song is a sad or sentimental song of unrequited love, whose name, used since the 1920s, comes from the phrase carry a torch for, ‘to love someone who does not love you in return’. The image in pass on the torch, ‘to pass on a tradition, especially one of learning or enlightenment’, is that of the runners in a relay race passing on the torch to each other, as was the custom in the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The Latin source of torch, torquere, is found in a large number of other English words. Most obviously it is the source of the engineer's torque (late 19th century), and the twisted Celtic neck-ring the torc (mid 19th century). Less obviously it is in contort (Late Middle English) ‘twist together’; distort (Late Middle English) ‘twist out of shape’; extort (early 16th century) ‘twist out of’; and retort (Late Middle English) ‘to twist back’ (the chemical apparatus gets its name from its twisted shape). Tortura ‘twisting, torment’ the Latin noun formed from the verb gives us torture and tortuous (both LME), and torment (Middle English). Thwart (Middle English) is an Old Norse word that goes back to the same Indo-European root. Rhymes abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, tort, transport, wart, wrought Definition of thwart in US English: thwart verbθwɔrtTHwôrt [with object] 1Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. 反对，阻挠；使受挫折 he never did anything to thwart his father 他从来没有阻挠过他父亲。 he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred 他想惩罚弗雷德大叔的欲望受阻。 Example sentencesExamples One way to thwart such unscrupulous people is for the bona fide seed companies to make their presences felt at every level in the country. Life as a spy is all glamour - women, alcohol, jetting around the globe for two hours before finally thwarting the enemy in the last ten minutes. And, when I'm thwarted, I'm likely to go all sour and spiky and be a pig to live with. This has frustrated the restaurant entrepreneur somewhat and thwarted him from rolling out more establishments. Assume, for a moment, that the French and the Germans aren't thwarting us out of pique, but by design, long-term design. Will Eliza find the courage to thwart these evil people and restore balance to the African wild? That case hinged on an interpretation of the Hobbs act, a 1946 law aimed at thwarting gangsters from extorting interstate truckers. Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should thwart its leaders if necessary. But he was thwarted after a female worker reached forward and closed the till before he could snatch any cash. The little man with the gloves and short sleeves had no sooner orchestrated something at one end than he was thwarting his opponents at the other. But he was thwarted when he tried to do the same at last year's London Marathon. Did things happen to thwart people from voting? Distraction thieves were thwarted by a number of elderly people they targeted in Pewsey late on Wednesday evening last week. It seems obvious that a greater police presence in that neighborhood might thwart some criminals and inadvertently save lives. And they succeeded as Garner's final save thwarted Lee Canoville in the closing seconds. York played on the break and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Carter was thwarted by an excellent save. Although stardom beckoned at an early age, Michael was initially thwarted in his desire to act. We are going to be using those same people to thwart him. My previous scheme was to auction off a date with me to this event on EBay, but now I am thwarted. His mother thwarted him, calling into a local bank in June to tell the manager that her son's stories were lies. 1.1 Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully. 挫败（计划、企图或野心） the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties 政府成功地挫败了反对派领导人组成新党的一切企图。 Example sentencesExamples Given the manner in which the development of Sligo has been stifled by sectional interest, it is hoped that the same dead hand of greed does not thwart the plans of the harbour board. However, Knottingley were able to thwart most efforts to break the deadlock with some resolute defence. The drop-off reflects deep disappointment that clerical establishment rulers have been able to largely thwart Khatami's efforts. But this instrument also has its limitations, chief of which is that the type of very specific, tactical intelligence required to thwart terrorist plots is rare. The story revolves round the locals’ attempts to thwart the plan. In their relationships with women, Russell and Ayer both seemed quite oblivious to the feelings of others when such feelings were likely to thwart their plans or ambitions. The record labels have attempted to thwart the efforts of free music providers through the creation of copyright-protected files and through lawsuits against providers of free music. So far we have been successful in thwarting the efforts of Representative Bill Thomas (R - CA) to get this passed. The pair will be able to use their stake to thwart any takeover attempt. They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to thwart their efforts to have their motions heard. We all know who these people are, they walk among us every day and attempt to thwart carefully laid plans of anti-productivity with thoughts of ambition and determination. Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to thwart an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time. For years they have provided a power base for him - realising he still clings to the vainglorious Brussels dream, while the Chancellor thwarts his ambition. Jr. will wake up and make every effort to thwart your plans. Officials mustered a security force of thousands in the area around the hall, part of an effort to thwart any attempt at a repeat attack. But it can be said that police and intelligence work is disrupting the terrorist networks and thwarting their plans. However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to thwart Napoleon's plan. We wouldn't want to do anything to thwart the Campbell government's quest for the privatization of health care. Fortunately I am a light sleeper, so I should be able to thwart any attempts to slice bits off me for a tasty midnight snack. Also his best laid plans were thwarted when he attempted to return to see his family in South Africa. Synonyms foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way of, forestall nounθwɔrtTHwôrt A structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat. 横坐板；划手座 Example sentencesExamples Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts. The placement of the primary thwart is important to balance. More important than the tilt of the oarlocks are the relative positions of the thwart (seat), the oarlocks and the footbrace. Braced against the thwart, I hang my paddle far over the left gunwale and suck the stern toward it, and the edge of the table rock whisks by our port side. Thirteen oarsmen and a captain form the crew of the fixed-thwart rowing boats that participate in the competitions. With your legs facing forward, the leeboard thwart goes approximately over your knees. preposition & adverbθwɔrtTHwôrt literary, archaic From one side to another side of; across. 〈古或诗/文〉横跨（地）；横过（地） as preposition a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore 一道粉红的云彩横跨岸两边。 Example sentencesExamples Lay them thwart, that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other. Origin Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’.
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