impede
/ɪmˈpiːd/VCE📚 8975 71 1托福雅思If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. 阻碍
verb [vt. 及物动词]妨碍，阻碍
Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers.
瓦砾和落下的岩石正阻碍着救援人员的进程。
im(进入) + pede(脚) → 插足 → 妨碍
Social unrest will hinder / hamper / impede economic development.
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