thwarten

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be positioned contrary to; be set against; oppose; hinder ambitransitive
    — It is e.g. frivolous — and in the longer run thwartens the wishes of the tax stabilizers — if accidental declines in expenditures are without much justification used for new (and more or less permanent) tasks.

词形变化

thwartens present,singular,third-person thwartening participle,present thwartened participle,past thwartened past

词源

From Middle English thwertenen, equivalent to thwart + -en.
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