0 to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way:
After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.
to obstruct a police investigation
UK He got five years in prison for withholding evidence and obstructing the course of justice.
1 to block or get in the way of something or someone, or to prevent something from happening or progressing by causing difficulties:
Suspicion of the intentions of others and identification with the positions of their respective governments obstructed a genuine exchange of experiences.
He ignored the party's of®cials, obstructed the development of party policy, and fought a negative election campaign in 1945.
Consequently, it can be used to successfully fuse function length with any producers with obstructing append calls.
In acute angle-closure glaucoma the trabecular meshwork is obstructed by the iris as it dilates, resulting in a rapid pressure rise, pain and decreased vision.
The excise duties effectively obstructed this process in the brickmaking industry itself.
The process of obstructing the commission's work was underway.
A disadvantage of ureteral stenting is the fact that the obstructing lesion must be traversed, and indwelling stents may cause irritative voiding symptoms and pain.
A small ventricular septal defect, partially obstructed by folds of dysplastic tricuspid valvar tissue, also allowed for communication between the left and right ventricles.
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阻塞,堵塞,阻擋(道路、通道、入口等), 阻礙, 阻止,阻撓…
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