frustrate

verb

1. 使懊丧；使懊恼；使沮丧
   to make sb feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want
   1. What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
      使他懊恼的是，可用于这个项目的资金太少。
2. 阻止；防止；挫败
   to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening or succeeding
   1. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
      拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。

1. VERB 使灰心;使沮丧;使愤怒
   If something frustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.
   1. These questions frustrated me...
      这些问题让我沮丧。
   2. Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
      观众在剧场里要受到如此多的限制，这难道不令人恼火吗？
2. VERB 挫败;阻挠…的成功
   If someone or something frustrates a plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding.
   1. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
      政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
   2. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor.
      她竞选州长的受挫之举

1. These questions frustrated me
   这些问题让我沮丧。
2. Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
   观众在剧场里要受到如此多的限制，这难道不令人恼火吗？
3. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
   政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
4. Premature deliverance may frustrate God's work of grace in your life.
   不成熟的拯救会阻挠神在我们身上的工作。
5. Claim collisions not only cause additional queries to be processed, they also can frustrate users.
   请求冲突不仅会导致处理更多请求，还会使用户感到沮丧。
6. This could force them to quit, or worse, frustrate other employees.
   这将迫使他们辞职，更糟的是，令其他员工也士气低落。
7. Opponents would push him, frustrate him and occasionally break his serve or win sets.
   对手会压制他、阻击他，有时候使他不能一气呵成地发球或赢球。
8. I foresee an abundance of creativity in how to frustrate the law.
   我预知了那些粉碎新法的丰富创造力。
9. We can not fear frustrate and in fact the frustrate be a wealth of life.
   我们不得害怕挫折，其实挫折是人生的一笔财富。
10. We should frustrate the plans of our enemy.
    我们必须阻止敌人的计划（使不得逞）。
11. That must really frustrate you that I missed that.
    我弄错了一定让你很不爽。
12. We pursue successful process in, the certain meeting meet many difficulties, hardship, frustrate and failure.
    我们追求成功的过程中，一定会遇到许多艰难、困苦、挫折与失败。
13. That said, I can understand how he could frustrate some supporters.
    有人说我能理解他为什么会令一些球迷失望。
14. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver.
    旨在间接或不正当地挫败对手或获得权势的一种行为；计策。
15. They are difficult to understand and frustrate and demoralize those unlucky enough to have to work with them.
    他们很难理解并受挫，为那些不幸的人感到沮丧，不得不和他们一起工作。
16. Does it frustrate you that the fans focus on your looks rather the music?
    杂志：会不会觉得很气恼当你们的粉丝注意的只是你们的外表而不是你们的音乐？
17. They do their best to frustrate my efforts at every turn.
    他们每次都竭力使我的努力受挫。
18. They can use regulations and invoke so-called national security interests to frustrate foreign bids.
    政府可以利用监管规定，并以所谓的国家安全利益为借口，来挫败外国竞购活动。
19. Although this can frustrate a reporter, the policy makes sense.
    虽然这样做可能让记者为难，但这种政策有其道理。
20. Attempt to introduce change without being aware of these forces, will frustrate you and probably result in failure.
    试图引入变更，而不考虑这些力量，这会让你非常沮丧，很可能会导致失败。
21. Don't try to change the world on day one: You can't and it will frustrate you more if you try.
    不要试图在第一天就改变世界：你做不到，如果你试图这样做的话，只会让你更加失望。
22. If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day;
    如果你交给某人一个程序，你将折磨他一整天；
23. They made their preparations to frustrate the conspiracy.
    他们作好准备挫败这个阴谋。
24. Not to support them, but to frustrate them and to make sure they learn nothing.
    不是支持他们，而是阻挠他们，使他们一无所获。
25. Which might take more time and energy and actually frustrate us more.
    哪种方式更费时间和精力，却更容易让我们感觉挫败呢？
26. A plot to frustrate or defeat an attack.
    反计为挫败或击败进攻的计策。
27. Keep this going to frustrate the "smart people" in your life.
    把这个传下去，以便打击那些你生活中遇到的「聪明人」。
28. But Mr McCain might frustrate him again.
    但是麦凯恩先生可能会重新受挫。
29. Any delay in your plans will probably frustrate you, but this opportunity to rethink your options could be a blessing in disguise.
    任何计划上的延误都有可能挫败你，但这个让你重新考虑选择的机会将使你因祸得福。
30. We will frustrate you, my friends, deep as you think yourselves.
    我的朋友呀，尽管你们自以为高深莫测，我们会挫败你们的。

  foil frustrate【导航词义：挫败】

  foil v. 〈书〉挫败

〔辨析〕指阻止某人做成坏事。

  frustrate v. 〈书〉挫败，阻挠

〔辨析〕指阻止某人的计划、努力、意图等，使之不能成功，通常用被动语态。

verb

1. treat cruelly
   1. The children tormented the stuttering teacher

   Synonym:    tormentragbedevilcrucifydun

2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
   2. foil your opponent

   Synonym:    thwartqueerspoilscotchfoilcrossbafflebilk