It's only too natural that he will be thwarted in his ambitions.

他的图谋将遭到挫败是很自然的事。

youdao

To fail them, to ignore them, to be thwarted in the performance of them, this is to "lose face."

如果自己演不好，或者对别人的演出不买账，又或者自己演出却遭人横加阻挠，就是“丢脸”。

youdao

My grandmother did not reply, but there was a glint in her eye and a grim set to her jaw that signaled she was not going to be 14)thwarted.

外婆没有回答，但她眼睛冒光，下巴僵直，流露出一副不甘心挫败的神情。

youdao

Whatever happens, Mr King is likely to be thwarted in his ambition to make monetary policy boring.

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It is essential that he should be thwarted in this ambition and disabused of any idea he may have that the West would tolerate it.

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She saw a future where women, successful yet still thwarted in board service, would be able to reach for the highest levels of leadership and not be denied it because of their gender.

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