frustrate， thwart， foil， balk比较和用法 - 学习

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frustrate， thwart， foil， balk
These verbs mean to prevent the attainment or fulfillment of a goal or purpose. To frustrate is to cause to be completely unavailing:
这些动词均意指阻碍某目标的达到或目的的获得。

Frustrate 是使…完全徒劳的：
A poor memory frustrated her efforts to become an actress.
糟糕的记忆力阻碍了她成为女演员。

Thwart suggests defeat by direct opposition:
Thwart 表示被直接的反对力量击败：
“He was thwarted at every step by political obstacles” (William E.H. Lecky).

To foil is to defeat by or as if by outwitting, confounding, or disconcerting:
“他每一步都受到政治阻力的阻挠” （威廉·E·H·莱基）。Foil 被或似乎被欺骗、混淆或惊慌击败：
The conspirators will be foiled in their intrigue.
阴谋家的阴谋将被挫败。

Balk implies the placing of barriers or hindrances in another's way:
Balk 暗示在别人的路上设置障碍：
“Time after time our hopes are balked” (Herbert Spencer).
我们的希望一次又一次的受挫” （赫伯特·斯宾塞）