Frustrate

(a.) Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.

(v. t.) To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.

(v. t.) To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

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• Still later and more elaborate means have been used to frustrate the burglars. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Mr. Thornton declined having any share in a partnership, which would frustrate what few plans he had that survived the wreck of his fortunes. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The other is like a man who has planned an outing for the next day which continuing rain will frustrate. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• She simply continued to be mild in her temper, inflexible in her judgment, disposed to admonish her husband, and able to frustrate him by stratagem. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The words were hard; but this was not the first time that Lydgate had been frustrated by her. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Thanks, however, to Gurt's quick ear, and the serviceable electric light, their little scheme was frustrated at nearly the moment of its fulfilment. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The accidents of the morning had helped his frustrated imagination to shape an employment for himself which had several attractions. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• If you do, then all my earnest efforts to avoid a scandal will be frustrated. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• With them, to love is merely to contrive a scheme for achieving a good match; to be disappointed is to have their scheme seen through and frustrated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Johnston frustrated this plan by himself starting back as above stated. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He sat crushed and frustrated for the time being, quite as emotionless and barren as herself. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• For the first time Lydgate was feeling the hampering threadlike pressure of small social conditions, and their frustrating complexity. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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