impediment

英 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

美 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]

n.  妨碍; 阻碍; 障碍; 口吃; 结巴

复数：impediments　

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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

• any structure that makes progress difficult
  Synonym:obstructionobstructorobstructerimpedimenta
• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  Synonym:hindrancehinderancedeterrentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap

双语例句

• The biggest impediment is political.
  最大的障碍是政治性的。
• The size of the service sector is an impediment to economic growth.
  服务业的规模是经济增长的一个障碍。
• The electricity market is also an impediment to greater efficiency.
  电力市场也阻碍了效率的提高。
• In a number of developing countries war has been an additional impediment to progress.
  在许多发展中国家，战争成了发展的额外阻碍。
• Lack of access to affordable, clean and reliable energy services hinders human, social and economic development and is a major impediment to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.
  不能获取廉价、清洁和可靠的能源服务阻碍着人类、社会和经济发展，而且它是实现联合国千年发展目标的一个主要障碍。
• You always need new science to make it better but lack of knowledge is not the impediment to action.
  你总是需要新的科学从而做得更好，但是缺少知识并不是采取行动的障碍。
• 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。
• She has a serious speech impediment.
  她有严重的言语障碍。
• 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。
• A serious impediment to the attainment of both objectives is the present arms race.
  实现这两个目标的一个严重障碍就是目前的军备竞赛。