stymie
/ˈstaɪmɪ/verb
(stymies, stymied, stymying或 stymieing)with obj.
- informal prevent or hinder the progress of〈非正式〉阻碍, 妨碍, 阻拦：
the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments.
就是有变化也绝不允许妨碍新的疗法。
词源
mid 19th cent. （originally a golfing term, denoting a situation on the green where a ball obstructs the shot of another player）： of unknown origin.