frustrate的意思|frustrate的解释-里氏词典

frustrate ['frʌs`tret]

vt. 挫败, 击败, 破坏

a. 无益的, 挫败的, 挫折的

[法] 使无效, 废除, 废止

I'm feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change.
我感到现在干得很不顺心，需要换一换工作。
The terrible weather frustrated our hopes of going out.
恶劣的天气使我们外出的愿望无法实现。
But this did not frustrate him.
但这并不使他感到灰心丧气。

frustrate

[ verb ]

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

<verb.social>

What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent

The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Frustrate \Frus"trate\, a. [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare,
frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout
effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E.
fraud.]
Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil;
nugatory; of no effect. ``Our frustrate search.'' --Shak.

Frustrate \Frus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frustrated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Frustrating}.]
1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose;
to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a
plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or
purpose.

Shall the adversary thus obtain
His end and frustrate thine ? --Milton.

2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no
effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.

But the delay is starting to frustrate some of the miners, such as Clifford "Redbone" Steffey of St. Paul, who is known for his good humor and flatfoot dancing to bluegrass music.
"I would clearly be disappointed in any arrangement that would frustrate the wishes of a majority of the company's holders," said Mr. Arsenio of Birr, Wilson.
Dispatches from the official Iraqi News Agency quoted a military spokesman in Baghdad as reporting an Iranian offensive east of Fish Lake, an area northeast of Basra flooded several years ago to frustrate Iranian assaults.
Later that day, Mr. Lewis said, he phoned Mr. Jefferies and told him, "I wanted to frustrate the attempts of short sellers."
Under British rules, target companies can't act to frustrate an offer without a shareholder vote.
"I think not all of the management" at the two units were "seeking to frustrate my transaction," he noted.
The nation's antiquated and protected banking system, as well as interest rates as high as 25%, frustrate companies looking for financing.
BAT on Sunday responded by describing the Hoylake document as "highly selective and misleading." Hoylake has accused BAT of trying to frustrate the offer in U.S. courts.
This can frustrate the capital's barons who expect to be able to place their people in senior jobs, especially since Mr Clinton seems to take his time making up his mind. However, the Clintons are also the victims of circumstance.
They have a sovereign right to declare different environmental priorities and policies. Gatt's rules and dispute settlement procedures will not frustrate any country's efforts to improve domestic environmental standards.
He charged the unrest was fomented to frustrate blacks' struggle to be free in South Africa, where the black majority has no voice in national affairs.
The homes of two prominent leftists were bombed early Thursday, continuing violence that both the military and leftists say is intended to frustrate a fledgling peace process.
Britain, he said, did not aim to frustrate any particular outcome.
He also showed how the current Peruvian government works to frustrate any attempt to work within the law.
"Sometimes it must seem that we set out deliberately to frustrate the inquirer, and in doing so we manage to turn a grievance into a crusade," he said.
Angry Eastern Airlines Machinists screamed "On strike!" an some stormed company gates Saturday after rejecting a final contract offer and starting a walkout that immediately began to frustrate air traffic nationwide.
Dockside theft was so bad in New York one shoe company sent the lefts in one shipment and the rights in another to frustrate two-legged looters.
'We will not frustrate the party that has the most votes from governing,' Mr Jim Anderton, Alliance leader, said last night.
Every time you think you have come across the political sine qua non of economic reform, a counter-example pops up to frustrate you.
U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills warned Thursday that a failure of the trade talks in Belgium would increase tensions among trading partners and could frustrate international cooperation on issues ranging from the gulf crisis to the environment.
The third attempt occurred late in the day and appeared to frustrate company officials the most.
In the 1930s and 1940s, string cutters were added to pay phones to frustrate thieves who would attach strings to coins so they could be retrieved.
'This cannot be accomplished overnight.' Some Republicans continued yesterday to threaten to frustrate the president's initiative, the fulfilment of a campaign promise as well as a question of principle.

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