Thwart
[ θw?rt ]
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vt. 阻撓;使受挫折;挫敗;<舊>橫過;
n. <船>橫座板，劃手座，獨木舟的橫梁;
adj. 橫放的，橫著的，穿過的;<舊>執拗的，固執的;
adv. <古>橫跨著，橫過;
prep. <古>橫跨，橫過;
?? 例句
He made the fish fast to bow and stern and to the middle thwart.
他把綁魚的繩子系在船頭、船梢的中間的坐板上。
thwart a person's plans
妨礙某人的計劃
I don't think that will thwart our purposes.
我認為那不會使我們的目的受到挫折。
God knew that he had never wished to thwart her in anything!
他從來就不愿使她拂意過，這有老天可表！
She intends to thwart his plans, and be revenged on him.
她要破壞他的計劃，以圖報復。
?? 聯想助記
【記】th-諧音“死”,war-戰爭,t-拼音“他”:他要死在戰場上了,趕快阻撓
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
thwart
v[Tn]
prevent (sb) doing what he intends; oppose (a plan, etc) successfully 阻撓（某人）成事; 阻止（計畫等）實現
He was thwarted (in his aims) by bad luck. 他運氣不好, 未能達到目的.
thwarted ambitions 受挫折無法實現的抱負.
thwart n seat across a rowing-boat for an oarsman （劃艇上槳手的）坐板.
?? 擴展釋義
*[θw?:t]a. 橫放的vt. 反對, 阻撓, 橫過prep. 橫過ad. 橫過
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If I don't accept her offer,
假如我不接受她這個工作機會，
Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.
金鏈鎖人比鐵煉更牢靠。
She's beginning to move a little.
她開始有點能動了。