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单词 hinder
释义 hinder
I. hin·der \ˈhində(r)\ verb
(hindered ; hindered ; hindering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; hinders)
Etymology: Middle English hindren, hinderen, from Old English hindrian; akin to Old High German hintarōn to hinder, Old Norse hindra, and probably to Old English hinder behind — more at hind
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to do harm to : impair, damage
 < fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it — Neh 4:3 (Authorized Version) >
2. : to make slow or difficult the course or progress of : retard, hamper
 < policies that will further or hinder the cause of independence >
 < was greatly hindered in his efforts by bad weather >
3. : to keep from occurring, starting, or continuing : hold back : prevent, check — often used with from
 < machines are sometimes hindered by speed from delivering their best performance — Edith Diehl >
 < could not hinder himself from dwelling upon it — Stephen Crane >
4. : to interfere with the activity of (a group or molecule of a compound) especially as a result of space relationships — compare block 1g, steric hindrance
intransitive verb
: to delay, impede, or prevent action : be a hindrance
 < uncertain whether it would help or hinder >
Synonyms:
 impede, obstruct, block, bar, dam: hinder indicates a checking or holding back from acting, moving, or starting, often with harmful or annoying delay or interference
  < shallow water and constantly shifting sandbars at the mouth of the Mississippi impeded navigation and hindered the full development of New Orleans as a port — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
  < after the war German physicists maintained that the Nazis hindered research on a bomb, permitting only work toward an atomic power plant — Current Biography >
  impede suggests checking motion or progress by or as if by clogging or fettering so that forward activity is difficult
  < he looked at her, startled, and placed his hand on hers, impeding the rapidity of her embroidery needle — Rose Macaulay >
  < action is impeded by a multitude of rules and regulations drawn up by the agency itself — E.M.Eriksson >
  obstruct indicates hindering free and easy passage by obstacles in the way or by interference
  < at some point below the Danish camp he obstructed the course of the Lea, so that the Danish ships could not be brought downstream — F.M.Stenton >
  < charged with obstructing the military in the execution of duty — Francis Stuart >
  < the restriction of the power of the House of Lords to obstruct legislation — Alfred Plummer >
  block indicates complete obstruction to egress, passage, or exit
  < roads blocked by the storm >
  < the steamer Heilo, which, having run aground, was blocking the entrance to Corinto harbor — Current Biography >
  < a polyglot of diagnostic labels and systems, effectively blocking communication and the collection of medical statistics — G.N.Raines >
  bar is often a close synonym for block; it may indicate a purposive blocking or suggest a prohibiting that renders a physical obstacle unnecessary
  < streetcars that, if not quite medieval, bar the road to the hurrying traveler — New York Times >
  < to bar further immigration of aliens >
  dam may apply to obstructing whatever flows or may be thought of as flowing
  < dam up the waters >
  < instances in which the bile ducts are blocked so that the bile is dammed back — Morris Fishbein >
  < the nun in her cell lost in contemplation is but inspired by a desire which, dammed in its earthly course, rises and rises to unimaginable heights — Francis Stuart >
II. hinder noun
(-s)
: accidental interference especially by an opponent in some games (as handball and squash) that prevents a fair and unobstructed chance to return a ball
III. hind·er \ˈhīndə(r), dial Brit or ˈhində- or ˈhin(t)ə-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English hinder, adverb, behind — more at hind
1. : situated behind or at or in the rear : back, hind
 < a long oval forward part and a taillike hinder portion — R.E.Coker >
2. dialect Britain : yonder
IV. hind·er \ˈhīndə(r), Brit or ˈhində- or ˈhin(t)ə-\ noun
(-s)
chiefly dialect : buttocks
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