Stymied Meaning in English

word · lemma: stymie

US

ˈstaɪmid

STY-meed

UK

stˈaɪmɪd

sty-MID

释义

Prevented from making progress or moving forward, often because of an unexpected difficulty or obstacle.

用法与细微差别

'Stymied' is formal or semi-formal. Used when progress is completely blocked, not just delayed. Common collocations include 'stymied by', 'feel stymied', and 'plans were stymied'. Not used for minor inconveniences.

• Spanish: obstaculizado - bloqueado - frustrado
• Portuguese (BR): impedido - bloqueado - frustrado
• Portuguese (PT): impedido - bloqueado - frustrado
• Chinese (Simplified): 受阻 - 阻碍 - 妨碍
• Chinese (Traditional): 受阻 - 阻礙 - 妨礙
• Hindi: रुका हुआ - अवरुद्ध
• Arabic: محبط - مُعرقَل - مُعيق
• Bengali: অবরুদ্ধ - বাধাপ্রাপ্ত - আটকে যাওয়া
• Russian: загнанный в тупик - затруднённый - остановленный
• Japanese: 行き詰まった - 妨げられた
• Vietnamese: bị cản trở - bị làm bế tắc
• Korean: 좌절된 - 막힌
• Turkish: engellenmiş - tıkanmış (ilerlemeye mani)
• Urdu: رک گیا - رکاوٹ کا شکار
• Indonesian: terhambat - terhalang

例句

They were stymied by the locked door.

basic

The team felt stymied by the new rules.

basic

Progress on the project was stymied by a lack of resources.

basic

I thought I had solved the problem, but I got stymied again.

natural

Every time I try to log in, I'm stymied by a strange error message.

natural

Their efforts to fix the leak were stymied by heavy rain.

natural