stymie
verb [ T often passive ] informal uk/ˈstaɪ.mi/ us/ˈstaɪ.mi/ stymieing
阻止，妨碍，阻挠
to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose
In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents. 缺乏近期的文件为我们搜寻证据造成了障碍。
Synonym: block