frustrate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfrustratefrus‧trate /frʌˈstreɪt $ ˈfrʌstreɪt/ verb [transitive] 1 ANNOYif something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him.2 PREVENTto prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding SYN foil Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards.Grammar Frustrate is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfrustrate• Klaas was frustrated by the frequent traffic delays and vowed to do something about it.• Thick fog frustrated their attempt to land on the tiny island.Origin frustrate (1400-1500) Latin frustrare, from frustra “without effect”

单词	frustrate
释义	frustrate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfrustratefrus‧trate /frʌˈstreɪt $ ˈfrʌstreɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 ANNOYif something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him.2 PREVENTto prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding SYN foil Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards.Grammar Frustrate is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfrustrate• Klaas was frustrated by the frequent traffic delays and vowed to do something about it.• Thick fog frustrated their attempt to land on the tiny island.Origin frustrate (1400-1500) Latin frustrare, from frustra “without effect”
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