hindering

hindering — 動詞

  • hinderingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • hinderings3rd person singular
  • hinderinging-ing form
  • hinderingedpast simple

1. to make it harder or slower for a person, plan, or process to move forward, ofte

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

妨礙；阻礙

讓進展、行動或發展變慢或變難

to make it harder or slower for a person, plan, or process to move forward, often by getting in the way of action or development.

例句

Heavy rain in Taipei was hindering the rescue team's search for the missing climbers.

台北的大雨正妨礙救難隊搜尋失蹤的登山客。

hindering + noun (concrete obstacle slowing an action)

Rania felt that constant phone alerts were hindering her ability to focus on the exam.

Rania 覺得手機通知一直響，妨礙她在考試時專心。

hindering + someone's ability to do something

同義詞
  • hamper

    very close in meaning; slightly more formal and often physical (movement restricted by clothing, equipment)

  • impede

    more formal; suggests a serious obstruction, common in legal and technical writing

  • obstruct

    stronger; suggests fully blocking the way, not just slowing it

  • hold back

    informal everyday phrasal verb; covers both physical and developmental restraint

反義詞
  • help

    everyday opposite — to make something easier or faster

  • facilitate

    formal — to actively make a process smoother

  • promote

    to actively encourage growth or progress

文法句型

hinder + noun

hinder + someone + from + -ing

用法筆記

Object is usually something positive that someone wants to advance — progress, growth, plans, a search, an ability. Frequently appears in the progressive form 'was/were hindering' to describe an ongoing obstacle.

常見錯誤

❌The traffic hindered to arrive on time.
✅The traffic hindered our arrival.' / 'The traffic prevented us from arriving on time.
💡'hinder' takes a noun object (or 'hinder + someone + from + -ing'), not a bare to-infinitive.
❌Loud music was hindering me to study.
✅Loud music was hindering me from studying.
💡use 'from + -ing', not 'to + verb'.

hindering — 形容詞