militated

英 [ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd] 美 [ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd]

v.  妨碍;阻碍
militate的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 妨碍;阻碍
    To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something.
    1. Her background militates against her...
      她的背景对她不利。
    2. We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
      天有不测风云,所以我们永远都无法保证会航行到哪个地方。

双语例句

  1. But the arguments that militated against the mooted BP/ shell merger a couple of years ago the daunting regulatory challenge and the potential clash of personalities are equally forceful today.
    但是,几年前反对bp与荷兰皇家壳牌合并的论据(可怕的监管挑战和潜在的个性冲突),在今天同样很有力。
  2. Circumstances militated agains this success.
    环境对他的成功有不利的影响。
  3. The financial crisis, faltering political commitment, concerns about weak electricity demand and competition from cheap gas have all militated against investment.
    金融危机、犹犹豫豫的政治承诺、对于电力需求疲软的担忧以及来自廉价天然气的竞争,都阻碍了上述领域的投资。
  4. His background militated against him.
    他的背景不利于他。
  5. His underweight militated against his ever becoming a good sprinter.
    他体重不足,这使他难以成为一个好的短跑运动员。
  6. The court recognized that "nothing in the administrative procedure act bars a staff advocate from advising the decisionmaker in setting a final rule," and that Vermont Yankee militated against any judicial effort to impose additional procedural requirements in rulemaking.
    法院承认,“《行政程序法》里没有任何规定禁止工作人员建议决策人确定最后的规则”,同时,“佛蒙特扬基”案妨碍任何旨在规定在规则制定中的额外的程序要求的司法尝试。
  7. Many factors militated against the success of our plan.
    有很多因素妨碍了我们实现计划。
  8. Mr Ghosn said exchange rate volatility of any kind was damaging to business, because it militated against long-term strategy.
    戈恩称,任何形式的汇率波动都对业务有害,因为它会影响长期战略。
  9. Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed.
    礼貌对表达的意见有影响。