impede

/ɪmˈpiːd/VCE📚 8965 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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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。