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单词 stymie
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stymie

​verb transitive ​informal
UK /ˈstaɪmi/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theystymie
he/she/itstymies
present participlestymieing
past tensestymied
past participlestymied
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to stop someone from achieving an aim, or to stop some process from continuing

    Richard’s attitude completely stymied her.

    positions that have stymied progress

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause problems for someone or something
    let down
    hold back
    embarrass
    Synonyms and related words
    To stop something from continuing or developing
    interfere with
    inhibit
    disrupt

stymie

​verb transitive ​informal
US /ˈstaɪmi/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theystymie
he/she/itstymies
present participlestymieing
past tensestymied
past participlestymied
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to stop someone from achieving a goal, or to stop some process from continuing

    Richard’s attitude completely stymied her.

    positions that have stymied progress

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause problems for someone or something
    let down
    hold back
    embarrass
    Synonyms and related words
    To stop something from continuing or developing
    cut into
    shut off
    kill
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