ham·per
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/ |
- hamper somebody/something to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
妨碍；阻止；阻碍 - 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.
对地方税收的犹豫不决阻碍了议会规划预算。 - Millions of mothers are hampered in their careers by lack of adequate childcare.
数以百万计的母亲因缺乏足够的儿童保育而阻碍了她们的职业生涯。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHamper is used with these nouns as the subject:- injury
- ability
- development
- effectiveness
- …
Word Originverb late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’. - High winds hampered the rescue attempt.
