thwart 阻碍

title: thwart
date: 2018-08-22 10:17:29
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• Yellow males parasitize copulations from females on an orange male's territory, but blue males can thwart the yellow strategy by mate guarding females on their territory (Zamudio and Sinervo, 2000). (Sinervo, Svensson, 2002)
• Suffice it to say here that NIR is a proven route to the detection of counterfeit currency【假钞】, and because of the relatively and unavoidably small database, work should be ongoing to thwart the efforts of counterfeiters. (Burns, Ciurczak, 2007)
• The failure of current MAS to significantly improve polygenic traits has thwarted this prediction. (Heffner, Sorrells, Jannink, 2009)