impede

/ɪmˈpiːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpiːd/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈpēd/ (ame, mw)

impede — verb

  • impedepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • impedeshe / she / it
  • impededpast simple
  • impeding-ing form

1. to make movement, progress, or an action harder by creating something that slows

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to make movement, progress, or an action harder by creating something that slows it or gets in the way

例句

Broken traffic lights impeded buses entering the station during rush hour.

impede + noun + -ing activity

Wet paint on the stairs impeded hospital staff carrying supplies upstairs.

同義詞
  • hinder

    very close in meaning, but slightly less formal in many contexts

  • obstruct

    suggests a more direct blockage, often physical

  • hamper

    often used for practical difficulties that limit progress

反義詞
  • facilitate

    formal opposite meaning to make a process easier

  • aid

    emphasizes giving help so something can continue

  • speed up

    focuses on making movement or progress faster

文法句型

impede + noun

impede + noun + from + -ing

be impeded by + noun

用法筆記

More formal than stop or slow down. It is common in writing about travel, growth, trade, or communication, and often appears in patterns such as impede progress, impede access, or impede someone from doing something.

常見錯誤

❌The snow impeded to reach the clinic.
✅The snow impeded residents from reaching the clinic.
💡After impede, use an object and often 'from + -ing', not 'to + infinitive'.
❌The gate impeded the road all morning.
✅The gate impeded traffic on the road all morning.
💡The object should be the people, movement, or process that is being slowed.