thwart
gb/θwˈɔɹt/ us/θwˈɔɹt/
C1
Inglés
~ 9300
megakadályoz, meghiúsít, keresztpad
VERBO
C1
FORMAL
1
megakadályoz
B2
meghiúsít
C1
Patrón de uso:
to thwart [someone/something]
Heavy rain thwarted the rescue operation for several hours.
A heves eső több órán át megakadályozta a mentőakciót.
The police managed to thwart the gang’s plan to rob the bank.
A rendőrségnek sikerült meghiúsítania a banda bankrablási tervét.
Her quick thinking thwarted an attempt to hack the company’s servers.
The new regulations are designed to thwart tax evasion by large corporations.
Local residents successfully thwarted efforts to close the community center.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Police thwarted the man before he could start the fire.
A rendőrök még azelőtt megakadályozták a férfit, hogy tüzet gyújthatott volna.
Bad weather thwarted their climb to the top of the mountain.
A rossz idő megakadályozta, hogy feljussanak a hegy tetejére.
The team worked hard to thwart the attack.
New rules thwarted his plan to sell the land.
Her parents tried to thwart her dream of moving abroad.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use *thwart* like an adjective (e.g., *I am thwart*). The correct forms are *I feel thwarted* or *My plans were thwarted*. Another mistake is using *thwart* with an infinitive (e.g., *They thwarted him to escape*). Instead, use a noun or -ing form: *They thwarted his escape* or *They thwarted him from escaping* (more formal).
Significado
Prevent someone or something succeeding
Colocaciones
thwart an attempt
|thwart a plan
|thwart a plot
|thwart efforts
|thwart someone’s ambitions
|thwart the attack
Sinónimos
foil (Often used for stopping secret, criminal, or hostile plans, especially in news reports.)
|
frustrate (Very close in meaning, but more general and more common in everyday speech.)
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block (More physical or concrete; less formal and can sound more direct.)
Antónimos
help (Means to make it easier for someone or something to succeed, the opposite of stopping success.)
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support (Means to back or encourage a person or plan instead of preventing it.)
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enable (Means to make something possible, not to stop it.)
Temas
conflict
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To stop a person, plan, or effort from reaching its goal.
To successfully prevent a person, plan, or effort from achieving its goal.
SUSTANTIVO
C2
TECHNICAL
2
keresztpad
C2
Patrón de uso:
to sit on a thwart
He balanced carefully on the narrow thwart as the boat rocked in the waves.
Óvatosan egyensúlyozott a keskeny keresztpadon, miközben a csónak ringott a hullámokban.
The rowing club asked members not to stand on the thwarts to avoid damaging the boats.
Az evezősklub arra kérte a tagokat, hogy ne álljanak rá a keresztpadokra, nehogy megsérüljenek a csónakok.
She stored the life jackets under the forward thwart for easy access.
The old wooden thwart had to be replaced after it started to rot.
Tools were laid out along the middle thwart while he repaired the outboard motor.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He sat on the thwart and took the oars.
Leült a keresztpadra, és kézbe vette az evezőket.
The bags were under the front thwart.
A táskák az első keresztpad alatt voltak.
She moved to the middle thwart to balance the boat.
Water came in and made the thwart wet.
The new thwart made the small boat stronger.
Significado
Crosswise seat in a small boat
Colocaciones
sit on the thwart
|middle thwart
|forward thwart
|aft thwart
Sinónimos
bench (General word for a long seat; not specific to boats and less technical.)
Antónimos
aisle (An open passage between seats rather than a board you sit on; contrasts with a fixed crosswise seat.)
Temas
transport
|sports
|nature
|transportation
|daily_life
Definición
A long, narrow board that goes across a small open boat, used to sit on or to make the boat stronger.
A narrow board fixed across a small open boat, used as a seat or to strengthen the structure.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
thwart
AFI
GB/θwˈɔɹt/
US/θwˈɔɹt/
Sílabas y acento
thwart (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (thwart)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: thwart
- Plural: thwarts
Verb
- Base: thwart
- 3rd Person Singular: thwarts
- Present Participle: thwarting
- Past: thwarted
Familia de palabras
Forms
thwarts
noun
thwarting
verb
thwarted
verb
Expresiones
feel thwarted
1/fˈil θwˈɔɹtɪd/
fixed phrase
Feel blocked and frustrated
To feel angry or unhappy because your plans or wishes have been stopped.
Ejemplos
- She felt increasingly thwarted by the lack of support from her manager.
- Many young researchers feel thwarted when their ideas are ignored.
thwart an attempt
1/θwˈɔɹt ən ətˈɛmpt/
fixed phrase
Prevent a specific attempt
To successfully stop someone’s specific effort to do something.
Ejemplos
- Security staff thwarted an attempt to steal the painting.
- The new software update is meant to thwart any attempt to access users’ data without permission.
thwart someone’s plans
1/θwˈɔɹt sˈʌmwˌʌnz plˈænz/
fixed phrase
Stop what someone planned
To stop what someone wanted to do or had planned from happening.
Ejemplos
- The sudden storm thwarted their plans for a beach wedding.
- Local opposition finally thwarted the company’s plans to build a factory on the riverbank.