hamper

verb

/ˈhæmpə(r)/

/ˈhæmpər/

Verb Forms

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/

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hamper somebody/something to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something妨碍；阻止；阻碍 synonym hinder
- 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 Examples
- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Hamper is used with these nouns as the subject:
injury
Hamper is used with these nouns as the object:
ability
development
effectiveness
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Word Originverb late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’.

hamper

noun

/ˈhæmpə(r)/

/ˈhæmpər/

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a large basket with a lid (= cover), especially one used to carry food in（尤指用于盛食物的）带盖大篮子
- a picnic hamper野餐篮
Extra Examples
- a picnic hamper packed with delicious food装满美味食物的野餐篮子
- The lucky winner will receive a luxury hamper crammed full of local produce.幸运的获奖者会得到一份满载土特产的豪华礼品盒。
- a laundry/clothes hamper洗衣篮
(especially British English) a box or package containing food, sent as a gift（作为礼品的）盒装食物，袋装食物
- a Christmas hamper圣诞礼品盒
(North American English) a large basket that you keep your dirty clothes in until they are washed盛脏衣服的大篮子

Word Originnoun Middle English (denoting any large case or casket): from Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet’, from Old French hanap ‘goblet’, of Germanic origin.