hinder

verb
🔊/ˈhɪndə(r)/
🔊/ˈhɪndər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hinder
🔊/ˈhɪndə(r)/
🔊/ˈhɪndər/
he / she / it hinders
🔊/ˈhɪndəz/
🔊/ˈhɪndərz/
past simple hindered
🔊/ˈhɪndəd/
🔊/ˈhɪndərd/
past participle hindered
🔊/ˈhɪndəd/
🔊/ˈhɪndərd/
-ing form hindering
🔊/ˈhɪndərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhɪndərɪŋ/
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  1. to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen阻碍;妨碍;阻挡 synonym hamper
    • hinder somebody/something a political situation that hinders economic growth妨碍经济发展的政治局面
    • Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.有些教师因资源不足而感到困难重重。🔊🔊
    • hinder somebody/something from something/from doing something An injury was hindering him from playing his best.受伤后他无法发挥出最高水平。🔊🔊
    see also hindrance
    Extra Examples
    • These killings have seriously hindered progress towards peace.这些杀戮事件严重阻碍了和平进程。
    • These laws will hinder rather than help progress.这些法律将只会妨碍而不是有助于进步。
    • factors which might help or hinder a child's progress at school有可能促进或者妨碍孩子在学校发展的诸多因素
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    • seriously
    • severely
    verb + hinder
    • be likely to
    • tend to
    phrases
    • help or hinder something
    • hinder rather than help something
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    Word OriginOld English hindrian ‘injure or damage’, of Germanic origin; related to German hindern, also to behind.