stymies

英 [ˈstaɪmiz]

美 [ˈstaɪmiz]

v.  阻挠; 阻碍; 阻止; 妨碍
stymie的第三人称单数; stymy的复数

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

• So the researchers dosed lupus-mimicking mice with clopidogrel ( Plavix), a drug that stymies clotting by preventing platelets from activating.
  因此，研究人员给疑似狼疮的老鼠喂了氯吡格雷，这种药物可以通过阻止血小板的活性来防止凝血。