Front | hamper |
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Pron | ['hæmpər] |
Back | 【hamper】 v.阻碍 Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers. 笨重的衣服阻碍了登山者的行动。 |
Vocab | hamperprevent the progress or free movement of
Use the verb hamper to describe an action that slows progress or makes it difficult to do something, like the presence of your parents that hamper your ability to look cool at the mall. The verb hamper is for those times when normal progress is slow but not shut down completely. Hamper often describes travel during bad weather, like icy conditions that could hamper holiday travel. Hamper means "slow going." You may have heard of noun form of hamper, a container for holding dirty laundry: If your hamper is full, the need to do laundry could hamper your plans of going out and having fun. All forms of 'hamper' will appear on average once every 768 pages. hamper unhampered |
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