The word "hamper" has two main meanings: as a verb, it means to hinder or obstruct someone or something, making progress difficult.
As a noun, it refers to a large basket, often with a lid, used for carrying food, as in a picnic hamper, or a gift basket containing various food items.
[VERB 动词]妨碍;阻碍;牵制;束缚 If someone or something hampers you, they make it difficult for you to do what you are trying to do.
[V n]
The bad weather hampered rescue operations...
恶劣的天气阻碍了救援工作的进行。
I was hampered by a lack of information.
我受到了信息不足的牵累。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](装有各种食品的)礼物篮 A hamper is a basket containing food of various kinds that is given to people as a present.
...a luxury food hamper.
豪华食品礼物篮
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指装食品用的)带盖大篮 A hamper is a large basket with a lid, used especially for carrying food in.
...a picnic hamper.
野餐篮子
Oxford
ham·per/ˈhæmpə(r); NAmEˈhæmpər/
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hamperhampershamperedhamperingverb[often passive ]hampersb/sth to prevent sb from easily doing or achieving sth 妨碍;阻止;阻碍SYN
hinder
noun1a large basketwith a lid, especially one used to carry food in (尤指用于盛食物的)带盖大篮子◆a picnic hamper野餐篮2( especially BrE) a box or package containing food, sent as a gift (作为礼品的)盒装食物,袋装食物◆a Christmas hamper圣诞礼品盒3( NAmE) a large basketthat you keep your dirty clothes in until they are washed 盛脏衣服的大篮子ham·per/ˈhæmpə(r); NAmEˈhæmpər/
to make it difficult for someone to do something: She tried to run, but was hampered by her heavy suitcase. An attempt to rescue the men has been hampered by bad weather.
hamper1 verb
hamper2 noun
hamperhamper2 noun [countable]
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1hamper (1) British English a basket with a lid, which is used for carrying food or sending it to someone as a present: a picnic hamper They sent us a lovely Christmas hamper.2American English a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until they can be washedSYN laundry basket British English
WDF
hamper
[ˈhæmpə(r)]hampered, hampering, hampers
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hampered[222]
妨碍(80%),阻止(14%),大篮子(6%)
n.食盒,食篮;阻碍物
vt.妨碍;束缚;使困累
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