thwart /θwɒ:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
• (v.) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Chinese translation

• a. 横放的
• vt. 反对, 阻挠, 横过
• prep. 横过

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/θwɒ:t/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.06 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

thwarted, thwarting, thwarts

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