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

• 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。
• 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？
• They will impede recovery by raising the cost of credit precisely when it is needed most.
  它们在经济最需要信贷的时候提高了信贷成本，这将阻碍经济复苏。
• Objects, such as provisions or baggage, that impede or encumber.
  包袱妨碍或拖累的物体，如装备或者行李。
• 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。
• 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。
• All invasive surgeries require a recovery period, and alcohol only tends to impede this process.
  所有侵入性的手术都需要一段时间来作为术后恢复期，而酒精只会阻碍这个恢复的过程。
• 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；
• Daily meetings, called scrums, are informal reviews of progress and issues that impede progress.
  日常会议（称为Scrum）将对进度以及阻碍进度的问题进行非正式的讨论。
• Yet, political, legal and economic challenges impede effective governance.
  然而，政治、法律和经济难题阻碍了有效管理。