obstruct

ob·struct

O0016100 (əb-strŭkt′, ŏb-)tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs 1. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder¹.3. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen). See Synonyms at block.

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[Latin obstruere, obstrūct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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ob·struct′er, ob·struc′tor n.ob·struc′tive adj.ob·struc′tive·ly adv.ob·struc′tive·ness n.

obstruct

(əbˈstrʌkt) vb (tr) 1. to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle2. to make (progress or activity) difficult3. to impede or block a clear view of[C17: Latin obstructus built against, past participle of obstruere, from ob- against + struere to build] obˈstructor n obˈstructive adj, n obˈstructively adv obˈstructiveness n

ob•struct

(əbˈstrʌkt)

v.t. 1. to block or close up with an obstacle: Debris obstructed the road. 2. to hinder, interrupt, or delay the passage, progress, course, etc., of. 3. to block from sight; be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.). [1605–15; < Latin obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar] ob•struct′er, ob•struc′tor, n. ob•struc′tive, adj. ob•struc′tive•ness, n.

obstruct

Past participle: obstructed
Gerund: obstructing

Imperative
obstruct
obstruct

Present
I obstruct
you obstruct
he/she/it obstructs
we obstruct
you obstruct
they obstruct

Preterite
I obstructed
you obstructed
he/she/it obstructed
we obstructed
you obstructed
they obstructed

Present Continuous
I am obstructing
you are obstructing
he/she/it is obstructing
we are obstructing
you are obstructing
they are obstructing

Present Perfect
I have obstructed
you have obstructed
he/she/it has obstructed
we have obstructed
you have obstructed
they have obstructed

Past Continuous
I was obstructing
you were obstructing
he/she/it was obstructing
we were obstructing
you were obstructing
they were obstructing

Past Perfect
I had obstructed
you had obstructed
he/she/it had obstructed
we had obstructed
you had obstructed
they had obstructed

Future
I will obstruct
you will obstruct
he/she/it will obstruct
we will obstruct
you will obstruct
they will obstruct

Future Perfect
I will have obstructed
you will have obstructed
he/she/it will have obstructed
we will have obstructed
you will have obstructed
they will have obstructed

Future Continuous
I will be obstructing
you will be obstructing
he/she/it will be obstructing
we will be obstructing
you will be obstructing
they will be obstructing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been obstructing
you have been obstructing
he/she/it has been obstructing
we have been obstructing
you have been obstructing
they have been obstructing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been obstructing
you will have been obstructing
he/she/it will have been obstructing
we will have been obstructing
you will have been obstructing
they will have been obstructing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been obstructing
you had been obstructing
he/she/it had been obstructing
we had been obstructing
you had been obstructing
they had been obstructing

Conditional
I would obstruct
you would obstruct
he/she/it would obstruct
we would obstruct
you would obstruct
they would obstruct

Past Conditional
I would have obstructed
you would have obstructed
he/she/it would have obstructed
we would have obstructed
you would have obstructed
they would have obstructed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	obstruct - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"blockade, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, blockstonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delayingcheck - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockeyhang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jurybottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
	2.	obstruct - block passage through; "obstruct the path"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, jam, blockblock off, blockade - obstruct access tobarricado, barricade - block off with barricadesbarricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"block out, screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslidebarricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
	3.	obstruct - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"blockbarricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

obstruct

verb1. block, close, bar, cut off, plug, choke, clog, barricade, shut off, stop up, bung up (informal) Lorries obstructed the road completely.2. hold up, stop, check, bar, block, prevent, arrest, restrict, interrupt, slow down, hamstring, interfere with, hamper, inhibit, clog, hinder, retard, impede, get in the way of, bring to a standstill, cumber Drivers who park illegally obstruct the flow of traffic.3. impede, prevent, frustrate, hold up, slow down, hamstring, interfere with, hamper, hold back, thwart, hinder, retard, get in the way of, trammel, cumber The authorities are obstructing the investigation.
impede help, support, further, aid, encourage, advance, favour, promote, assist, abet4. obscure, screen, cut off, cover, hide, mask, shield She positioned herself so as not to obstruct his view.

obstruct

verb1. To interfere with the progress of:bog (down), encumber, hinder, hold back, impede.Idiom: get in the way of.2. To stop or prevent passage of:bar, block, dam, impede.Idiom: be in the way of.3. To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, screen, shroud, shut off (or out).

Translations

阻塞阻碍妨碍

obstruct

(əbˈstrakt) verb1. to block or close. The road was obstructed by a fallen tree. 阻塞 阻塞2. to stop (something) moving past or making progress. The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic. 阻礙，妨礙 阻碍，妨碍 obˈstruction (-ʃən) noun something that obstructs. an obstruction in the pipe. 阻塞 阻塞obˈstructive adjective inclined to cause trouble and difficulties. an obstructive personality. 蓄意妨礙的 故意阻碍的

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