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今天我们要学的词是 thwart¹. Thwart 动词，有阻挠，挫败的意思。British security forces have thwarted² 13 terrorist attacks in less than four years, according to the UK's most senior anti-terrorism official. 英国反恐最高官员说，英国保安部队在过去不到四年时间里，挫败了13起恐怖袭击事件。Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Algeria which was thwarted by the police. 伊斯兰国组织声称制造了阿尔及利亚发生的一起自杀袭击事件，这起袭击遭到了警方的挫败。好的，我们今天学习的词是 thwart, thwart, thwart...

1 thwart   

v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)

参考例句：

• We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
• I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。

2 thwarted   

阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
• Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。