thwarted
past simple and past participle ofthwart
| 单词 | thwarted |
| 释义 | thwarted past simple and past participle ofthwart thwart verb[T] uk/θwɔːt/us/θwɔːrt/tostopsomething fromhappeningor someone from doing something: Ourholidayplanswere thwarted by theairlinepilots'strike Synonyms foil frustrate queersomeone'spitchUKinformal scotchformal spoil to prevent something from happening
Preventing and impeding
Examplesofthwartedthwarted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Should other dependent reasons enter the picture, then it is not at all clear that the (normal) goal of arbitration would bethwarted. From theCambridge English Corpus With popular governmentthwarted, citizens had nothing to lose and everything to gain by realizing that the new government was a conspiracy. From theCambridge English Corpus The first has to do with how well expectations line up with actualities, whether they are realised orthwartedin the course of one's life. From theCambridge English Corpus But they also remainedthwartedin their quest for upward mobility. From theCambridge English Corpus The largest significant coefficient for left ideology is hardly diminished in absolute magnitude, in moving fromthwartedto fulfilled voters (respectively, 4.09 to 3.46). From theCambridge English Corpus He interpreted the incident as a microcosm of revolutionary longingthwartedby bourgeois society. From theCambridge English Corpus Even if a satisfactory storyline has been created - and as we shall see later this is not inevitable - its continuation may bethwarted. From theCambridge English Corpus The narrative followed a cyclical plot structure, in which a dragon is constantlythwartedin his attempts to sleep. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the available response can also bethwarted, which will eventually lead to displaced frustration or aggression. From theCambridge English Corpus The recurrent rejection by their children and even grandchildrenthwartedtheir generative strivings. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet it established a rigid framework thatthwartedgenuine discussion. From theCambridge English Corpus These efforts, however, werethwartedby a combination of factors. From theCambridge English Corpus What actions in fulfilling the economic reform agenda might either be facilitated orthwartedby particular constellations of institutional rules and political dynamics? From theCambridge English Corpus When bodily changes are so profound as to destroy bodily continuity, people's ability to find meaning in life may bethwarted. From theCambridge English Corpus The typology suggests four situations in which nationalism will be engendered, and four in which it will bethwarted. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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