obstaculate

发音

UK /əbˈstækjʊˌleɪ̯t/
US /əbˈstækjəˌleɪ̯t/
AU /əbˈstækjəˌlæɪ̯t/

词形变化

obstaculated obstaculates 三单 obstaculates obstaculating obstaculating 现在分词 obstaculated 过去式 obstaculated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as an obstacle to; to impede, obstruct.

    罕用 及物

词源

Borrowed from Italian ostacolare, as if from a Latin *obstāculātus. Equivalent to obstacle + -ate.

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