释义 |
stymiesty‧mie /ˈstaɪmi/ verb [transitive]  stymieOrigin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from Scottish English, ‘person who cannot see well’ VERB TABLEstymie |
Present | I, you, we, they | stymie | | he, she, it | stymies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stymied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stymied | | he, she, it | has stymied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stymied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stymie | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stymied |
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Present | I | am stymieing | | he, she, it | is stymieing | | you, we, they | are stymieing | Past | I, he, she, it | was stymieing | | you, we, they | were stymieing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stymieing | | he, she, it | has been stymieing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stymieing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stymieing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stymieing |
- The investigation has been stymied by witnesses who refuse to cooperate.
- 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. |