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impediment

英 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

美 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

n.  妨碍; 阻碍; 障碍; 口吃; 结巴

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Collins.1 / BNC.14161 / COCA.10593

牛津词典

    noun

    • 妨碍;阻碍;障碍
      something that delays or stops the progress of sth
      1. The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.
        通货膨胀是影响经济复苏的严重障碍。
    • 口吃;结巴
      a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally
      1. a speech impediment
        言语障碍

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 妨碍;阻碍;障碍物
      Something that is animpediment toa person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.
      1. He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
        这一婚姻没有任何司法上的障碍,他对此很满意。
    • N-COUNT (言语)障碍
      Someone who has a speechimpedimenthas a disability which makes speaking difficult.
      1. John's slight speech impediment made it difficult for his mother to understand him.
        约翰有轻微的言语障碍,这令母亲很难理解他的话。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • High dropout rates remain a major impediment to universal primary education.
      高辍学率是初等教育普及的主要障碍。
    • And my boss had to be an impediment!
      我的老板是个障碍!
    • I told him that I once a girl long ago because she had a seemingly incurable speech impediment.
      我告诉他我很久以前曾经和一个女孩分手,因为她有看上去不能医治的说话障碍。
    • Many developers will regard this kind of control an impediment, not a kind of support.
      许多开发者认为这种控制是一种障碍,而不是对他们工作的支持。
    • The difficulty of diagnosing HIV in infants, however, remains a major impediment to progress.
      然而,诊断婴儿艾滋病毒感染存在的困难,仍然是这一进程的主要障碍。
    • PROBABLY the most perverse impediment is our immigration law.
      也许最有悖常理的障碍就是我们的移民法。
    • In the past," Haiti fatigue "has been as great an impediment to development as natural disasters.
      过去,“海地疲劳症”与自然灾害一样,对发展构成了巨大挑战。
    • By profoundly affecting peoples health, vector-borne diseases are a serious impediment to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
      病媒传染的疾病严重影响人们的健康,也严重妨碍减贫和可持续发展。
    • Urban violence is a serious impediment to development and to poverty reduction.
      城市暴力严重阻碍发展和减贫事业。
    • Free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance.
      不受妨碍或阻塞的,或清除了障碍的。