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frustrate verb
⇨ annoy (What frustrates me is…) ⇨ thwart (frustrate sb's plans)annoy verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ anger verb 另见anger动词词条annoy ♦︎ frustrate ♦︎ irritate ♦︎ get on sb's nerves ♦︎ wind sb up ♦︎ bug ♦︎ displease ♦︎ exasperateThese words all mean to make sb slightly angry or impatient. 这些词均表示让人不快或不耐烦。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达让人不快的程度| displease | ➔ | annoy | ➔ | exasperate | | bug | | frustrate | | | | | irritate | | | | | get on sb's nerves | | | | | wind sb up | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It annoys me / irritates me / gets on my nerves / bugs me that / when...◆What annoys me / frustrates me / irritates me / gets on my nerves / bugs me is the way / the fact that...◆to really annoy sb / irritate sb / get on sb's nerves / wind sb up / bug sb■ annoy [transitive] to make sb slightly angry 使气恼；使不快◆His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.他总是开玩笑，这开始让她受不了。◆It really annoys me when people don't say thank you.有人连“谢谢”也不说，我真的很反感。◆It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.我看到他超过我，就心里不痛快。 see also annoyance ⇨ frustration ■ frustrate / /frʌˈstreɪt; NAmE ˈfrʌstreɪt/ [transitive] to make sb feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want 使懊恼；使沮丧◆What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.让他懊恼的是能用在这个项目上的资金太少了。 see also frustration ⇨ frustration , frustrated ⇨ unhappy 2 ■ irritate [transitive] to annoy sb, especially by sth that you continuously do or by sth that continuously happens 使烦恼（尤指因反复不断地做某事或持续发生的事情）◆The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.她故意操那种口音的样子实在令我恼火。◆She was irritated by his continued refusal to believe her.他一而再再而三地怀疑她，她很受不了。 see also irritable ⇨ irritable , irritation ⇨ frustration ■ get on sb's ˈnerves idiom (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (informal) to annoy sb 使气恼；使不快◆That music is getting on my nerves.那音乐让我心烦。◆It didn't take long before we started getting on each other's nerves.没过多久我们便开始受不了对方。 see also nerves ⇨ nervous ■ ˌwind sb ˈup phrasal verb (wound, wound) (BrE, informal) to deliberately say or do sth in order to annoy sb （故意）惹⋯不快；戏弄◆Calm down! Can't you see he's only winding you up?别激动！难道你看不出来他只是在逗你吗？◆That can't be true! You're winding me up!那不会是真的！你在故意耍我吧！■ bug ( -gg-) [transitive] (informal) to slightly annoy or worry sb 使烦恼；使担忧◆What's the matter? Is there something bugging you?怎么了？有什么事烦你吗？■ displease [transitive] (formal) to make sb feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied 使烦恼；使不悦；使不满◆The tone of the letter displeased her.来信的语气使她不快。OPP please ⇨ please see also displeasure ⇨ frustration ■ exasperate /ɪgˈzæspəreɪt, BrE also ɪgˈzɑːspəreɪt/ / [transitive] to annoy sb very much 惹恼；激怒◆Her moods exasperated him.她的坏脾气让他很生气。◆She was clearly exasperated by all my questions.她显然对我问个没完感到恼火。 see also exasperation ⇨ frustration thwart verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ prevent 另见prevent条thwart ♦︎ frustrate ♦︎ derail ♦︎ foil ♦︎ dash sb's hopes ♦︎ disappointThese words all mean to prevent sth that sb wants to do or wants to happen. 这些词均表示阻止、阻挠、挫败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled / disappointed in sth◆to thwart / frustrate / dash / disappoint sb's hopes◆to thwart / frustrate / derail / foil sb's plans◆to thwart / frustrate sb's efforts◆to thwart / derail sb's chances◆to thwart / foil a plot / raid / coup◆to thwart / frustrate sb's ambition◆to frustrate / derail a process◆to be easily / constantly thwarted / frustrated / foiled◆to be thwarted / frustrated / foiled in your attempt to do sth■ thwart / /θwɔːt; NAmE θwɔːrt/ [transitive, often passive] to prevent sb from doing what they want to do 阻止；阻挠；使受挫◆She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.她控制该党的企图被挫败了。◆His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight.他成为画家的志向因视力不佳受阻。■ frustrate /frʌˈstreɪt; NAmE ˈfrʌstreɪt/ [transitive] (especially written) to prevent sth from happening or succeeding as people had hoped; to prevent sb from doing sth, often deliberately 使落空；挫败；（常为有意地）阻止◆The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.拯救行动因天气恶劣受阻。◆He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.他试图通过不让政治对手接触媒体来打击他们。■ derail /dɪˈreɪl/ / [transitive] (journalism 新闻) to prevent a process from succeeding or continuing as planned or hoped, especially by creating a problem or disagreement （尤指通过制造问题或分歧）阻止，扰乱◆This latest incident could derail the peace process.最近这起事件可能会扰乱和平进程。OPP get sth back on track ⓘ To get sth back on track (informal) is to get sth going in the right drection again after a mistake or failure. * get sth back on track指某事出错或失败后使之重入正轨、恢复正常◆I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.离婚之后我力图使生活恢复正常。 ■ foil [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to prevent sth that sb is planning to do, especially sth illegal 挫败，阻止，制止（尤指非法活动）◆Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle priceless paintings out of the country.海关官员制止了一次把珍贵画作走私出国的阴谋。■ dash sb's ˈhopes idiom [usually passive] to destroy sb's hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible 使希望破灭◆Hopes for a peaceful settlement have been dashed.和平解决的希望已经破灭。■ disappoint [transitive] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality 使破灭；使落空◆The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.新政府不久便使许多支持者的希望破灭了。 see also disappointment ⇨ disappointment |