今日の単語 Thwart
T 0件のコメントthwart
１．今日は thwart です。thで始まるうえに、母音もはさまずwとは、日本人にとって読みづらい単語ですね。
Morocco helps France thwart terror attack: intelligence authority – RABAT, April 6 (Xinhua) — Morocco has provided key intelligence about a planned attack on a church in France and helped the European country stop the terror attack, said Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) on Tuesday. (from Xinhua)
Border Patrol agents thwart human smuggling attempt along Imperial Beach coastline -(from the San Diego Union-Tribune)
２．なんとなくわかりますね。では、英英辞典の説明を読んでみましょう。
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
to oppose successfully
prevent from accomplishing a purpose
to frustrate or baffle (purpose, plan, etc.)
3．日本語も見ておきましょう
（計画、目的などを）阻止する、妨害する、挫折させる
たくらみなどを食い止める
４．類義語はたくさんありそうです。見ておきましょう。
circumvent, curb, counter, defeat, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, oppose, prevent, stymie, baffle, balk, etc.
５．じゃまする単語は多い、、、よく使うということでしょうか。では例文を追加して見ておきましょう。
Twin Ohio bills could thwart future solar and wind development – Both conservatives and environmental advocates criticize the bills’ call for local referenda and even stricter property line setbacks. (from Energy News Network)
Customer helps thwart robbery, rescue employee at NY boutique – NEW YORK (WCBS) – A customer in New York walked in on a store robbery and ended up playing a key role in making the suspect flee and helping a young employee who had faced him alone. (from NBC Nebraska)
今日の単語は
thwart 阻止する、食い止める
でした