impediment
英 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
美 [ɪmˈpedɪmənt]
n. 妨碍; 阻碍; 障碍; 口吃; 结巴
复数：impediments
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- 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。
- The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.
- 口吃；结巴
a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally- a speech impediment
言语障碍
- a speech impediment
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.- 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。
- He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
- N-COUNT (言语)障碍
Someone who has a speechimpedimenthas a disability which makes speaking difficult.- 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。
- John's slight speech impediment made it difficult for his mother to understand him.
英英释义
noun
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
双语例句
- 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。 - 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 something else also is equally an impediment and an evil to the constitution of plants.
某些别的东西对植物的结构同样也是一种阻碍和一种恶。 - Corporate and financial restructuring in the most-affected Asian countries remains a major impediment to renewed growth.
在受冲击最大的亚洲国家，公司和金融重组依然是恢复增长的主要障碍。 - 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。 - 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。 - High and rising debt burdens are a structural impediment to growth.
过重并且还在不断增加的债务负担是增长中的一个结构性障碍。 - 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。 - 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。