Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9652
impede
妨碍；阻碍；阻止
hinder or obstruct the progress of
- 1.
To get in the way of; to hinder.
阻碍；妨碍；阻止。
阻碍；妨碍；阻止。；妨碍；阻碍；阻止
In use
The heavy traffic impeded our progress to the airport.
A lack of funding could impede the research project.
Strong winds impeded the rescue team's efforts.
impede sth
The construction work impeded traffic flow.
施工工作阻碍了交通流量。
impede sb/sth from doing sth
Lack of funding impeded the researchers from completing the project.
缺乏资金阻碍了研究人员完成该项目。
Verb forms
base impede · third person impedes · -ing impeding · past impeded · past participle impeded
规则动词
Common mistakes
The heavy rain impeded us to go out.The heavy rain impeded us from going out.
动词impede的正确搭配是impede sb from doing sth，而不是impede sb to do sth。汉语中的‘阻碍某人做某事’容易直译为不定式结构，但英语需要介词from和动名词。
There is an impede to the project's success.There is an impediment to the project's success.
impede是动词，不能用作名词。名词形式是impediment，意为‘障碍物’。汉语中‘阻碍’可兼作动词和名词，学习者易误将动词形式当名词使用。
Connections
Collocations
- impede progress
- 阻碍进展
- The lack of funding impeded progress on the project.缺乏资金阻碍了项目的进展。
- impede development
- 阻碍发展
- New regulations may impede economic development.新法规可能阻碍经济发展。
- impede movement
- 妨碍移动
- Heavy snow impeded the movement of traffic.大雪妨碍了交通移动。
- impede investigation
- 妨碍调查
- The lack of cooperation impeded the investigation.缺乏合作妨碍了调查。
- impede flow
- 阻碍流动
- The dam impedes the natural flow of the river.大坝阻碍了河流的自然流动。
- impede access
Learner notes
Memory Tip
im-（进入）+pede（脚），伸脚绊住，就是‘妨碍、阻碍’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、法律文件 impede 是正式动词，多用于书面语和正式场合，口语中通常用 'slow down' 或 'block' 等更直接的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in the sound /iːd/ (speed, need, centipede, millipede) rhyme with impede. Words ending in '-ceed' (succeed, proceed) look similar in spelling but are pronounced with /siːd/, not /piːd/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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