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单词 stymie
释义
stymiesty‧mie /ˈstaɪmi/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINstymie
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from Scottish English, ‘person who cannot see well’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
stymie
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theystymie
he, she, itstymies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theystymied
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave stymied
he, she, ithas stymied
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad stymied
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill stymie
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have stymied
Continuous Form
PresentIam stymieing
he, she, itis stymieing
you, we, theyare stymieing
PastI, he, she, itwas stymieing
you, we, theywere stymieing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been stymieing
he, she, ithas been stymieing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been stymieing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be stymieing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been stymieing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The investigation has been stymied by witnesses who refuse to cooperate.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Gao Yang twisted himself around the tree just in time to see Gao Ma stymied by the obstacle.
  • He typified a decade in which financial machinations stymied long-term corporate growth.
  • Political problems which might have stymied Solomon were resolved in a pun or an epigram.
  • So the Republican sneak-it-through strategy is mostly stymied.
  • Such a relationship will certainly stymie a positive editorial association.
  • The Middle East peace process was stalemated; negotiations were stymied.
  • They relished every chance to stymie him.
informal to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do SYN  thwart:  Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.
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