经济学人例句
A new concern is electronic fraud, notwithstanding companies’ efforts to thwart it.
新近让人担忧的是电子欺诈，尽管各家公司都在努力遏制这个问题。
Conspiracy theorists who support President Donald Trump fulminate against the so-called “deep state” that is trying to thwart him.
支持特朗普总统的阴谋论者严厉谴责试图阻挠他的所谓“深层政府”。
释义
[verb] Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
[动词] 阻止（某人）完成某事
解读
Thwart一词源自于中古英语thwerten，指通过积极地反对来阻挠、挫败。用法上可以直接搭配~ sth，或~ sb in sth。
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