hamper
verb /ˈhæmpə(r)/
/ˈhæmpər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they hamper | /ˈhæmpə(r)/ /ˈhæmpər/ |
| he / she / it hampers | /ˈhæmpəz/ /ˈhæmpərz/ |
| past simple hampered | /ˈhæmpəd/ /ˈhæmpərd/ |
| past participle hampered | /ˈhæmpəd/ /ˈhæmpərd/ |
| -ing form hampering | /ˈhæmpərɪŋ/ /ˈhæmpərɪŋ/ |
- hamper somebody/something to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
妨碍；阻止；阻碍 - High winds hampered the rescue attempt.
大风阻碍了救援行动。 - Our efforts were severely hampered by a lack of money.
资金不足使我们的努力大打折扣。
- This has hampered the growth of the export market.
这阻碍了出口市场的增长。 - Indecision on local taxation is hampering councils from planning their budgets.
在地方税收问题上犹豫不决阻碍了地方议会规划预算。 - Millions of mothers are hampered in their careers by lack of adequate childcare.
由于缺乏足够的儿童保育，数百万母亲的事业受阻。
Collocations DictionaryHamper is used with these nouns as the subject:- injury
- ability
- development
- effectiveness
- …
词源verb late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’. - High winds hampered the rescue attempt.
