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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
thwart
thwart [thwart thwarts thwarted thwarting] BrE [θwɔːt] NAmE [θwɔːrt] verb often passive to prevent sb from doing what they want to do Syn: ↑frustrate •~ sth to thwart sb's plans •~ sb (in sth) She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’. Example Bank: •They were thwarted in their attempt to gain overall control of the company. •His ambition to be a painter was thwarted by poor eyesight. •It is claimed that the authorities had thwarted the plans at the last minute.
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