frustrate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/    美 /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. transitive
    — It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
  2. To hinder or thwart. transitive
    — My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
  3. To cause stress or annoyance. transitive
    — This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.
形容词 adj.
  1. ineffectual; useless; fruitless.
    — Our frustrate search.

词形变化

frustrates present,singular,third-person frustrating participle,present frustrated participle,past frustrated past more frustrate comparative most frustrate superlative

词汇关系

近义词
confound
衍生词
frustratable frustratee frustrately frustrater frustrative refrustrate

词源

词源 1
From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer.
词源 2
From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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