If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.
例句
Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...由于耗時過長，各公司一直未能達成協議。Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.最近幾周的救援工作一直受到武裝分子的阻撓。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
妨礙,阻撓
a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class花費了半節課時間才解決的一個熱力學問題
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
2. a thwarting and distressing situation
Verb
1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;