obstruct

1. V-T If something obstructs a road or path, it blocks it, stopping people or vehicles getting past. 阻塞

A knot of black and white cars obstructed the intersection. 擠作一團(tuán)的黑白轎車阻塞了那個十字路口。

2. V-T To obstruct someone or something means to make it difficult for them to move forward by blocking their path. 阻攔

A number of local people have been arrested for trying to obstruct trucks loaded with logs. 許多當(dāng)?shù)厝艘蛟噲D阻攔裝有原木的卡車被逮捕了。

3. V-T To obstruct progress or a process means to prevent it from happening properly. 阻撓

The authorities are obstructing a United Nations investigation. 當(dāng)局在阻撓一次聯(lián)合國調(diào)查。

4. V-T If someone or something obstructs your view, they are positioned between you and the thing you are trying to look at, stopping you from seeing it completely. 阻擋

Claire positioned herself so as not to obstruct David's line of sight. 克萊爾讓自己就位以便不擋住戴維的視線。