with obj.
1- prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled阻挠（计划、行动）的进行（或成功、完成）：
Alfonso tried to frustrate his plans.
阿方索试图挫败他的计划。
1.1
- prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something that they plan or want to do挫败, 阻挠（某人）; 使受挫折：
in numerous policy areas, central government has been frustrated by local authorities.
在许多政策领域里, 中央政府受到了地方当局的阻挠。
1.2
- cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed, typically as a result of being unable to change or achieve something（尤指因无法改变或实现某事而）使心烦; 使恼怒：
as adj. frustrating it can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn't there.发现那里没有你想要的尺码会是件非常令人心烦意乱的事情。
- archaic frustrated〈古〉痛苦的; 受挫的; 失意的。
派生词
frustrater
nounfrustratingly
adverb进展竟然如此之慢, 真令人恼火。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- 'disappointed', from the verb frustrare, from frustra 'in vain'.