thwarting

/θwɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · [θwˈɔrtɪŋ] /θwɔːrt/ (ame, ipa)

thwarting — verb

  • thwartingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • thwartings3rd person singular
  • thwartinging-ing form
  • thwartingedpast simple

1. describes a person, rule, or event that blocks a plan or action so it cannot go

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

describes a person, rule, or event that blocks a plan or action so it cannot go ahead as intended

例句

Airport police were thwarting a smuggling attempt when Samir spotted the hidden box.

thwarting + attempt

The vaccine program is thwarting the spread of measles in remote mountain schools.

thwarting the spread of

同義詞
  • blocking

    more general and less formal; it can describe physical obstruction as well as stopping progress

  • preventing

    neutral and common; often focuses on stopping an event before it happens

  • frustrating

    stresses making an effort fail, often with emotional disappointment

反義詞
  • enabling

    making the action or plan easier to carry out

  • allowing

    simply not stopping something from happening

文法句型

thwarting + plan / attempt / effort

thwarting + the spread of + disease

thwarting + someone's attempt to + verb

用法筆記

Usually followed by a direct object naming a plan, attempt, attack, or effort. Common subjects are rules, weather, police, or security measures rather than the person whose plan is being blocked.

常見錯誤

❌The guards were thwarting from the escape.
✅The guards were thwarting the escape.
💡'thwarting' takes a direct object, not 'from'.
❌The storm was thwarting to leave early.
✅The storm was thwarting our plan to leave early.
💡name the plan or action that is being blocked.