frustrate

英 [frʌˈstreɪt]

美 [ˈfrʌstreɪt]

v. 使懊丧; 使懊恼; 使沮丧; 阻止; 防止; 挫败

过去分词：frustrated　过去式：frustrated　第三人称单数：frustrates　现在分词：frustrating　

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同义词辨析

foil frustrate【导航词义：挫败】

foilv. 〈书〉挫败

〔辨析〕

指阻止某人做成坏事。

〔例证〕

to foil a plot
挫败阴谋
His attempt to rob the bank was foiled by the police.
他抢劫银行的企图被警察挫败了。

frustratev. 〈书〉挫败，阻挠

〔辨析〕

指阻止某人的计划、努力、意图等，使之不能成功，通常用被动语态。

〔例证〕

Our plan to go on a picnic was frustrated by his sister.
我们去野餐的计划因为他姐姐的阻止而泡汤了。
Their attempt to get a signature from him was frustrated by the guards.
她们想找他要个签名，但是被警卫拦住了。

牛津词典

verb

使懊丧；使懊恼；使沮丧
to make sb feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want
1. What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
  使他懊恼的是，可用于这个项目的资金太少。
阻止；防止；挫败
to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening or succeeding
1. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
  拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。

柯林斯词典

VERB 使灰心;使沮丧;使愤怒
If somethingfrustratesyou, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.
1. These questions frustrated me...
  这些问题让我沮丧。
2. Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
  观众在剧场里要受到如此多的限制，这难道不令人恼火吗？
VERB 挫败;阻挠…的成功
If someone or somethingfrustratesa plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding.
1. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
  政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
2. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor.
  她竞选州长的受挫之举

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