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

• 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；
• Ideological battles between free-marketeers and left-wingers threaten to impede reform.
  自由市场商人与左派分子之间的意识形态斗争可能阻碍改革推进。
• Autistic children's disabilities in recognizing other people's facial expressions impede their social functions.
  自闭症儿童在识别他人面部表情时有一定困难，影响了他们的社会交往。
• 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？
• 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。
• This session emerges from the growing realization that premature deaths from these health problems impede economic development.
  决定召开这次会议是因为人们日益认识到由这些健康问题导致的过早死亡阻碍了经济发展。
• 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。
• One shouldn't impede other's progress.
  一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
• The consequences are serious, and it ruined the style of study, the formation of the inert, thus affecting the academic performance, or even seriously impede the normal teaching work.
  其后果是十分严重的，它败坏了学风，形成了惰性，影响了学业成绩，甚至严重妨碍了正常的教学工作。
• As a matter of fact, they actually seem to impede communication.
  实际上，它们仿佛阻碍了交流。