/ˈstaɪmi ||; ˈstaɪmɪ/verb [T] (present participle stymieing or stymying third person singular present stymies;past tense past participle stymied) (informal 非正式) to prevent sb from doing sth that he/she has planned or wants to do; to prevent sth from happening 阻拦，阻碍（某人做某事或某事发生） [SYN] foil ² 同义词为foil^2