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frustrate

verb
🔊/frʌˈstreɪt/
🔊/ˈfrʌstreɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they frustrate
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he / she / it frustrates
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past simple frustrated
🔊/frʌˈstreɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
past participle frustrated
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-ing form frustrating
🔊/frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. frustrate somebody to make somebody feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want使懊丧；使懊恼；使沮丧
    • What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.使他懊恼的是可用于这个项目的资金太少。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc1
  2. frustrate somebody/something to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening or succeeding阻止；防止；挫败 synonym thwart
    • The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.营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。
    Extra Examples
    • She felt great resentment at having her ambition frustrated.她对自己的野心受挫感到极大的不满。
    • Unions are being frustrated in their demands for recognition.工会对其认可的要求感到沮丧。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain’.