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ham·per¹ /ˈhæmpə(r)/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 妨碍，阻碍
hamper progress (development) 阻碍进步 (发展)
Ice floes hamper barge traffic on the Elbe River. 大片浮冰妨碍了易北河上的驳船交通。
hamper sb. from getting elected 阻碍某人当选
2. 牵制；束缚，限制，抑制
Why do you want to go and hamper yourself with such a man? 你为什么要去受这样一个家伙的牵累呢？
Some people think that rhyme and metre hamper the poet's free expression. 有人认为韵律束缚了诗人的自由发挥。
An obsolete ideology can hamper an economy. 过时的意识形态会束缚经济。
II n.
1. 障碍物；束缚
2. 【海】障碍船具
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