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- 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。
Extra ExamplesThis 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. 对地方税收的犹豫不决阻碍了议会规划预算。 Millions of mothers are hampered in their careers by lack of adequate childcare. 数以百万计的母亲由于缺乏适当的育儿而受到阻碍。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHamper is used with these nouns as the subject:- injury
- ability
- development
- effectiveness
- …
Word Originverb late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’.
