obstruct
US: /əbˈstɹəkt/
UK: /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
UK: /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
obstruct /əb'strʌkt/
- ngoại động từ
- làm tắc, làm bế tắc, làm nghẽn
- to obstruct truffic: làm nghẽn giao thông
- ngăn, che, lấp, che khuất
- cản trở, gây trở ngại
- to obstruct someone's proggress: cản trở sự tiến bộ của ai
- to obstruct someone's activity: gây trở ngại cho sự hoạt động của ai
- (y học) làm tắc
- làm tắc, làm bế tắc, làm nghẽn
- nội động từ
- phá rối (ở nghị trường bằng cách nói cho hết giờ)
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]
1 to block a road, an entrance, a passage, etc. so that people cannot get through, see past, etc: You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. + First check that the accident victim doesn't have an obstructed airway. + The pillar obstructed our view of the stage.
2 to prevent sb/sth from doing sth or making progress, especially when this is done deliberately: They were charged with obstructing the police in the course of their duty. + terrorists attempting to obstruct the peace process
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 block, bar, check, prevent, stop (up), arrest, halt, clog, make impassable; bring to a standstill:
The vein is obstructed by a large blood clot. A clogged drain is obstructing the water.
2 hamper, slow, impede, interfere with, retard, hinder, interrupt, delay, stay, stall:
An overturned truck obstructed traffic on the motorway.
3 preclude, prevent, debar, block, prohibit, forbid, stop, stand in the way of:
They are manoeuvring to obstruct her from taking over the company.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
deliberately, wilfully
(law) wilfully obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty
PREP.
in
Concise English dictionary
obstructs|obstructed|obstructingəb'strʌkt
verb
+hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
+block passage through
+shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
