害怕
挫败
痛苦
垂涎
frustrate:vt. 挫败;阻挠;使感到灰心 vi. 失败;受挫 adj. 挫败的;无益的
例句:The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.句意:政府蓄意挫败了他为其外国员工取得工作许可证的努力。