impede
verb /ɪmˈpiːd/
/ɪmˈpiːd/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they impede | /ɪmˈpiːd/ /ɪmˈpiːd/ |
| he / she / it impedes | /ɪmˈpiːdz/ /ɪmˈpiːdz/ |
| past simple impeded | /ɪmˈpiːdɪd/ /ɪmˈpiːdɪd/ |
| past participle impeded | /ɪmˈpiːdɪd/ /ɪmˈpiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form impeding | /ɪmˈpiːdɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpiːdɪŋ/ |
- impede something to delay or stop the progress of something
阻碍；阻止 - Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.
楼房的施工因天气恶劣而停了下来。 - A number of practical difficulties impeded the process.
一些实际困难阻碍了这一进程。 - In what ways did economic factors impede progress?
经济因素在哪些方面阻碍了进步？
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin impedire ‘shackle the feet of’, based on pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with impeach. - Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.