動(dòng)詞 frustrate:

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

1. The terrible weather frustrated our hopes of going out.
   惡劣的天氣使我們外出的愿望無(wú)法實(shí)現(xiàn)。
2. I'm feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change.
   我感到現(xiàn)在干得很不順心，需要換一換工作。

frus.trate

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
frus.trat.ed,frus.trat.ing,frus.trates

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart:
阻礙：使不能達(dá)到其目的或滿足其愿望；阻撓：
例句：
A persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn.
持續(xù)不停的風(fēng)阻礙了我整理草坪的打算

To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in.
喪氣：引起受挫或泄氣的情緒
To make ineffectual or invalid; nullify.
使無(wú)效果或無(wú)用；使無(wú)效

來(lái)源：
Middle English frustraten
中古英語(yǔ) frustraten
from Latin frôstr3ro frôstr3t-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) frôstr3ro frôstr3t-
from frôstr3 [in vain]
源自 frôstr3 [徒勞的]

【引伸】
frus.trat.er
n.（名詞）
frus.trat.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>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:
這些動(dòng)詞均意指阻礙某目標(biāo)的達(dá)到或目的的獲得。Frustrate 是使…完全徒勞的：
例句：
A poor memory frustrated her efforts to become an actress.
糟糕的記憶力阻礙了她成為女演員。

Thwart suggests defeat by direct opposition:
Thwart 表示被直接的反對(duì)力量擊?。?
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撓. （威廉·E·H·萊基）。Foil 被或似乎被欺騙、混淆或驚慌擊?。?

例句：
The conspirators will be foiled in their intrigue.
陰謀家的陰謀將被挫敗。

Balk implies the placing of barriers or hindrances in another`s way:
Balk 暗示在別人的路上設(shè)置障礙：
例句：
.Time after time our hopes are balked. (Herbert Spencer).
我們的希望一次又一次的受挫. （赫伯特·斯賓塞）