stymieing

英 [ˈstaɪmiɪŋ]

美 [ˈstaɪmiɪŋ]

v.  阻挠; 阻碍; 阻止; 妨碍
stymie的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 妨碍;阻挠;阻碍
  If youare stymied bysomething, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.
  1. Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...
     由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。
  2. Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
     最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。

双语例句

• The move would see e-cigarettes face the same advertising bans, public smoking limits and hefty excise duties that apply to normal cigarettes, potentially stymieing their rapid growth.
  此举将让电子烟面临同样的广告禁令、公共禁烟限制、以及与普通香烟一样的高昂消费税，潜在可能阻碍电子烟的快速增长。