Front | hinder |
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Pron | ['hɪndər] |
Back | 【HINDER】 You're hindering me in my work by talking all the time. 你一直讲话,妨碍了我工作。 【重点词汇】 hinder v. 妨碍, 阻止 同: prevent |
Vocab | hinderbe a hindrance or obstacle to
The verb hinder means to block or put something in the way of, so if you’re in a high-speed car chase with the police, they might put up a blockade to hinder your progress. The word hinder came from the Old English hindrian, which means to "injure or damage." That's a little more extreme than what it means today, because, now it just means to get in the way of something or someone. People might not like you too much if you make it a practice to hinder their progress or get in the way of things they want, even it's a small hindrance like blocking someone from getting to the cookie jar. All forms of 'hinder' will appear on average once every 299 pages. hinder hindering hindrance unhindered hinderingly |
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