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frus·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 使懊丧，使懊恼，使沮丧 The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 与生手共事着实让他沮丧。2 PREVENTto prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding 挫败；阻挠 SYN foil Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards. 他们想跟他说话，但被警卫拦住了。n 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”frus·trate verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable something feel or you you, it Corpus if frustrates makes annoyed |