英语词汇“impede”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

impede

/ɪmˈpiːd

verb [with object]

Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing...

And therefore, it impedes our efforts to prevent recurrence of conflict.
Plants infesting waterways grow into a tangled mat, which impedes transport and prevents hydroelectricity generation.
So clinicians argue that the delay impedes their ability to quickly and swiftly develop a treatment regime.

Synonyms

hinder, obstruct, hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow, slow down, brake, put a brake on, restrain, fetter, shackle, hamstring, cramp, cripple;

block, check, bar, curb, stop, thwart, frustrate, baulk, foil, derail, stand in the way of

informal stymie, foul up, screw up

British informal scupper, throw a spanner in the works of

North American informal bork, throw a monkey wrench in the works of

rare cumber

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin impedire 'shackle the feet of', based on pes, ped- 'foot'. Compare with impeach.

单词	impede
释义	impede /ɪmˈpiːd / verb [with object] Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing... And therefore, it impedes our efforts to prevent recurrence of conflict. Plants infesting waterways grow into a tangled mat, which impedes transport and prevents hydroelectricity generation. So clinicians argue that the delay impedes their ability to quickly and swiftly develop a treatment regime. Synonyms hinder, obstruct, hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow, slow down, brake, put a brake on, restrain, fetter, shackle, hamstring, cramp, cripple; block, check, bar, curb, stop, thwart, frustrate, baulk, foil, derail, stand in the way of informal stymie, foul up, screw up British informal scupper, throw a spanner in the works of North American informal bork, throw a monkey wrench in the works of rare cumber Origin Late 16th century: from Latin impedire 'shackle the feet of', based on pes, ped- 'foot'. Compare with impeach. Rhymes accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed
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