单词 | thwarter |
释义 | thwarter (once / 909178 pages) n WORD FAMILY thwarter: thwarters+/thwart: thwarted, thwarter, thwarting, thwarts/thwarted: thwartedly/thwarting: thwartings USAGE EXAMPLESOr is it my mem’ry disorder, A bitter divorce, A Hit Man, of course, A D.A. who was the plot thwarter! New York Times(Jun 04, 2010) When I entered who should I see but the eternal thwarter of my happiness, the ever-present Nicholson! Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), Wild Western Scenes—A Narrative of...(2010) They ought to take legal action against fellows like that on the ground that they are thwarters of merry parties and destroyers of harvest weather. Various, The German Classics of the Nineteen...(2010) n someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take Syn|Hypo|Hyper obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister naysayer someone with an aggressively negative attitude stonewallerone who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc. technophobea person who dislikes or avoids new technology controversialist, disputant, eristic a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy |
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