vt.妨碍,阻挠;
例句:
Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.
由于目击者不合作,调查人员的工作受阻。
The problem is that companies file patents defensively, to stymie competition.
问题是企业,防御性地抢注专利, 这阻碍了竞争.
Surely flame wars over article content will stymie good intentions.
防火墙也会阻碍好想法为人所知.