frustrate

动词 frustrate:

1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   同义词：thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, baffle, bilk
2. treat cruelly
   同义词：torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun

1. The terrible weather frustrated our hopes of going out.
   恶劣的天气使我们外出的愿望无法实现。
2. I'm feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change.
   我感到现在干得很不顺心，需要换一换工作。

frus.trate

v.tr.（及物动词）
frus.trat.ed,frus.trat.ing,frus.trates

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart:
阻碍：使不能达到其目的或满足其愿望；阻挠：
例句：
A persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn.
持续不停的风阻碍了我整理草坪的打算

To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in.
丧气：引起受挫或泄气的情绪
To make ineffectual or invalid; nullify.
使无效果或无用；使无效

来源：
Middle English frustraten
中古英语 frustraten
from Latin frôstr3ro frôstr3t-
源自 拉丁语 frôstr3ro frôstr3t-
from frôstr3 [in vain]
源自 frôstr3 [徒劳的]

【引伸】
frus.trat.er
n.（名词）
frus.trat.ingly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>frustrate,thwart,foil,balkThese verbs mean to prevent the attainment or fulfillment of a goal or purpose.Tofrustrate 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：
例句：
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：
例句：
.He was thwarted at every step by political obstacles. (William E.H. Lecky).Tofoil 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：

例句：
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：
例句：
.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）