impede

英 [ɪmˈpiːd]

美 [ɪmˈpiːd]

v.  阻碍; 阻止

过去分词：impeded　现在分词：impeding　第三人称单数：impedes　过去式：impeded　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9652 / COCA.8791

牛津词典

verb

• 阻碍；阻止
  to delay or stop the progress of sth
  1. Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.
     楼房的施工因天气恶劣而停了下来。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 妨碍;阻碍;阻止
  If youimpedesomeone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult.
  1. Fallen rock is impeding the progress of rescue workers.
     坠落的石头阻滞了救援人员的救援进程。

英英释义

verb

• block passage through
  1. obstruct the path
  Synonym:obstructobturateoccludejamblockclose up
• be a hindrance or obstacle to
  1. She is impeding the progress of our project
  Synonym:hinder

双语例句

• For two millennia this lack of personal freedom did not impede its development.
  两千年来，缺乏个人自由并未阻碍中国的发展。
• These breakdowns can lead to confusion within the team and impede progress.
  这些中断会在团队中导致混淆并妨碍进度。
• What is "popular epidemiology," and how might it impede or enhance our ability to understand environmental diseases?
  什么是公众流行病学？它如何阻碍或增强了我们了解环境疾病的能力？
• Slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.
  通过制造障碍物使慢下来或阻止。
• Those who measure everything by the past impede the cultural development of nations and of humanity itself.
  落伍者迟缓了民族和人类的文化进步；
• Fundamental weaknesses in health systems impede sound TB control.
  目前卫生系统存在的基本问题阻碍了合理的结核病控制。
• They can impede the process of adding value through trade, protectionism or disruptive currency interventions.
  国家通过贸易、保护主义或是具有破坏性的汇率干预都会妨碍增值过程。
• As a matter of fact, they actually seem to impede communication.
  实际上，它们仿佛阻碍了交流。
• At no time did I make an attempt to impede any investigatory effort.
  我绝没有试图妨碍过任何调查工作。
• It's a conscious decision for us to emphasize an action but not impede the flow of gameplay.
  这是一个有意识的决定，我们都强调了一个行动，但不会阻碍流通的游戏。