frustrates

英 [frʌˈstreɪts]

美 [ˈfrʌstreɪts]

v.  使懊丧; 使懊恼; 使沮丧; 阻止; 防止; 挫败
frustrate的第三人称单数

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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