impede
🇬🇧 UK/ɪm'piːd/🇺🇸 US/im'pi:d/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To slow down or block the progress or movement of something or someone; to hinder.
阻碍;妨碍;阻止
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.impede progress阻碍进展
- 2.impede development阻碍发展
- 3.impede movement阻碍运动
Example Sentences
- 1.
Heavy traffic impeded their progress to the airport.
- 2.
Heavy traffic impeded our progress toward the airport.
- 3.
Lack of funding continues to impede the research project.