stymied
n. <美>被侵襲的
v. 妨礙,阻撓( stymie的過去式和過去分詞 )
If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.
Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...
由於耗時過長,各公司一直未能達成協議。
Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
最近幾周的救援工作一直受到武裝分子的阻撓。
Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
由於耗時過長,各公司一直未能達成協議。
Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
最近幾周的救援工作一直受到武裝分子的阻撓。
I was completely stymied by her refusal to help.
由於她拒不相助,我完全陷入了困境.
But mostly Edison was stymied about how to meter electricity.
困擾愛迪生的主要是如何計量電量的問題.
The inventor and the Westinghouse engineers were, however, stymied by technical difficulties.
不過, 他及西屋的工程師受困於技術上的困難度.