frustrate
a.
1. 无益的,挫败的,挫折的
The prisoner made a frustrate attempt to escape.
囚犯妄图逃跑。
v.
1. 挫败,击败,破坏
vt.
1. 破坏; 挫败; 阻挠
They made their preparations to frustrate the conspiracy.
他们作好准备挫败这个阴谋。
He was frustrated by repeated failures.
他因一再失败而灰心丧气。
2. 使失败; 使泄气; 使落空
frustrate the plans of one's enemy
破坏敌人的计划(使不得逞)
He was frustrated by his poverty.
他因贫穷而灰心丧气。
Bad weather has frustrated plans to launch the spacecraft today.
今日发射宇宙飞船的计画, 因天气恶劣而落空.
The terrible weather frustrated our hopes of going out.
恶劣的天气使我们外出的愿望无法实现。
I'm feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change.
我感到现在干得很不顺心，需要换一换工作。
Mary was frustrated by the lack of appreciation shown of her work.
玛丽因工作得不到赏识而灰心丧气.
He had hoped to set a new world record, but was frustrated by bad weather.
他本希望能创造新的世界纪录, 但因天气恶劣而未果.
动词frustrate
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
2. treat cruelly
同义词
vt. 挫折;挫败
反义词
vt. 挫败;阻挠;使无效
frustrate
vi. 挫败
The trouble is that he frustrates much easily.
他的毛病是他很容易泄气。
frustrate
adj.
1. [古]无益的, 无效的
2. 受挫折的; 被 破坏的; 失败了的
frustrated
adj. 失败的; 失意的; 失望的
be frustrated in
在...方面归于失败