hinder
verbto make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen synonym hamper阻碍;妨碍;阻挡 - 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。
Extra ExamplesThese 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
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- help or hinder something
- hinder rather than help something
Word OriginOld English hindrian ‘injure or damage’, of Germanic origin; related to German hindern, also to behind.- hinder somebody/something