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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- One shouldn't impede other's progress. 一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
- There is a "risk of strangulation" if metal fasteners impede the flow of sap. 如果金属固件阻碍了树液的流动，将会有“窒息”的风险。