thwart
US /θwɔːrt/
UK /θwɔːrt/
动词
1.
挫败, 阻挠
to prevent someone from accomplishing something or to stop a plan from happening
示例:
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The police managed to thwart the attempted robbery.
警方成功挫败了那起抢劫企图。
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Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline strike.
我们的度假计划因航空公司罢工而落空。
名词
1.
横梁, 横座板
a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat
示例:
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The rower sat firmly on the wooden thwart.
划手稳稳地坐在木制横梁座上。
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The canoe's thwart provides extra stability to the hull.
独木舟的横梁为船体提供了额外的稳定性。
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