stymie

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstymiesty‧mie /ˈstaɪmi/ verb [transitive] informalPREVENT to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do SYN thwart Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusstymie• So the Republican sneak-it-through strategy is mostly stymied.• The Middle East peace process was stalemated; negotiations were stymied.• Such a relationship will certainly stymie a positive editorial association.• Gao Yang twisted himself around the tree just in time to see Gao Ma stymied by the obstacle.• The investigation has been stymied by witnesses who refuse to cooperate.• They relished every chance to stymie him.• He typified a decade in which financial machinations stymied long-term corporate growth.Origin stymie (1800-1900) Perhaps from Scottish English, “person who cannot see well”

单词	stymie
释义	stymie From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstymiesty‧mie /ˈstaɪmi/ verb [transitive] informalPREVENT to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do SYN thwart Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusstymie• So the Republican sneak-it-through strategy is mostly stymied.• The Middle East peace process was stalemated; negotiations were stymied.• Such a relationship will certainly stymie a positive editorial association.• Gao Yang twisted himself around the tree just in time to see Gao Ma stymied by the obstacle.• The investigation has been stymied by witnesses who refuse to cooperate.• They relished every chance to stymie him.• He typified a decade in which financial machinations stymied long-term corporate growth.Origin stymie (1800-1900) Perhaps from Scottish English, “person who cannot see well”
随便看	in one way in one way or another way or the other in one way or one way or the other in one whack in ones and twos in operation in opposition in orbit in order in order of difficulty etc in order of importance etc in order of importance/difficulty etc in orderly in origin in other words in our midst in our/their midst in out of bounds in out of character in out of circulation in out of focus in out of play in outline in overcrowded etc conditions in overtime