frustrate
英 /frʌˈstreɪt/ 美 /ˈfrʌstreɪt/
- v. 使沮丧；使懊恼Make someone annoyed because they cannot achieve what they want.
- v. 阻挠；挫败Prevent a plan or effort from succeeding.
These constant delays frustrate everyone waiting for the bus.
这样一再延误，让所有等公交车的人都很烦躁。
Complicated application procedures can frustrate small business owners who need financial support to expand their operations.
繁琐的申请程序会让需要资金支持来扩大经营的小企业主感到沮丧。
搭配
frustrate efforts 阻挠努力frustrate a plan 挫败计划deeply frustrated 极度沮丧的
辨析提示
人感到沮丧用 frustrated；事情令人沮丧用 frustrating。
词族
frustration (n.)、frustrated (adj.)、frustrating (adj.)
近义 annoy、thwart
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