impede

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vt. 妨碍, 阻碍, 阻止

发音

US /ɪmˈpiːd/

词形变化

impeded impedes 三单 impedes impedeth impeding impeding 现在分词 impeded 过去式 impeded 过去分词

别名

impeed

教材释义与例句

动词

阻碍；妨碍；阻止

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To get in the way of; to hinder.

    阻碍

    阻住

    及物

    impede someone's progress

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

block jam hinder obstruct close up obturate occlude

上位词 3

keep prevent hinder

下位词 10

stop bar trip block screen backup jam interfere foul stunt

词源

Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations.

来源：wiktionary