亚洲网紅露点

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obstruct

[ uhb-struhkt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass:

    Debris obstructed the road.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.
  3. to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).


obstruct

/ 蓹产藞蝉迟谤蕦办迟 /

verb

  1. to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle
  2. to make (progress or activity) difficult
  3. to impede or block a clear view of
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈惫别, adjectivenoun
  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟辞谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠迟路别诲路濒测 adverb
  • 辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠迟路别谤 辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠路迟辞谤 noun
  • 辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠迟路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 辫谤别路辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠迟 verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍路辞产路蝉迟谤耻肠迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obstruct1

First recorded in 1605鈥15, obstruct is from the Latin word obstructus (past participle of obstruere 鈥渢o build or pile up in the way, bar鈥); ob-, construct
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obstruct1

C17: Latin obstructus built against, past participle of obstruere, from ob- against + struere to build
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Example Sentences

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Federal officials reportedly arrested a judge in Milwaukee on Friday, alleging she obstructed an immigration arrest.

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Dugan's arrest is not the first time the Justice Department has taken a jurist into custody for allegedly obstructing an enforcement action.

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Bosses who fail to co-operate or obstruct investigators looking into sewage spills can now be jailed for up to two years.

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Some 124 crimes across 80 laws criminalise obstructing a public officer, often without clearly defining what causes "obstruction".

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The Bristol-based GP hit the pumps with a hammer, sprayed them with orange paint and obstructed lorries refuelling the station.

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