每日一词【934】hamper：阻碍、妨碍

今天我们要学的词是hamper¹。 Hamper, 有阻碍、妨碍的意思。 "Rescue efforts in Chile were hampered² by aftershocks," 余震妨碍了智利的灾后救援行动。 "Budget cuts might hamper schools' efforts to improve students' performance," 学校为提高学生成绩而进行的努力，可能会因为预算削减而受到阻碍。 "Their drive for the championship was hampered by players' injuries," 他们争夺冠军的努力因为队员伤病而受到了阻碍。 "Social networking during office hours can hamper employees' productivity," 上班时间上社交网站会影响雇员的工作效率。好的，今天我们学习的词是hamper...

1 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

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妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。