stymied是什么意思？

stymied

英['staɪmi:d] 美['staɪmid]

• n. <美>被侵袭的；
• v. 妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class 花费了半节课时间才解决的一个热力学问题
• I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助,我完全陷入了困境.
• Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement. 由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。
• Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。
• Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement... 由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  妨碍;阻挠;阻碍
  If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.
  例句
  Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement... 由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。 Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。