"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
1.使受挫;阻碍;阻挠
If youthwart someone orthwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
e.g. The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents tothwart government investigators...
会计事务所故意毁坏文件,阻挠政府调查工作。
e.g. Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.
她想成为艺术家的梦想由于视力衰减而破灭了。
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1. 挫败:wart 疣 |thwart 挫败 | athwart 相反的
2. 划艇座板:port 左舷 |thwart 划艇座板 | davit 吊锚柱
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3. 横放的:thwack 强打 |thwart 横放的 |thwartwise 横着的
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4. 横过,挫败:wart 疣[医] |thwart 横过,挫败 | athwart 相反的