hamper

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ham·per [hamper hampers hampered hampering] verb, noun BrE [ˈhæmpə(r)] NAmE [ˈhæmpər]
verb often passive ~ sb/sth
to prevent sb from easily doing or achieving sth
Syn: ↑hinder
•Our efforts were severely hampered by a lack of money.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. Middle English Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet’ Old French hanap ‘goblet’ Germanic v. late Middle English ‘shackle, entangle, catch’ German hemmen ‘restrain’

Example Bank:
•Rescue efforts were severely hampered by the bad weather.
•This has hampered the growth of the export market.
•High winds hampered the rescue attempt.
•Indecision on local taxation is hampering councils from planning their budgets.
•Millions of mothers are hampered in their careers by lack of adequate childcare.

 
noun
1. a large ↑basket with a lid, especially one used to carry food in
•a picnic hamper
2. (especially BrE)a box or package containing food, sent as a gift
•a Christmas hamper
3. (NAmE)a large ↑basket that you keep your dirty clothes in until they are washed

Word Origin:
n. Middle English Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet’ Old French hanap ‘goblet’ Germanic v. late Middle English ‘shackle, entangle, catch’ German hemmen ‘restrain’

Example Bank:
•a picnic hamper packed with delicious food
•The lucky winner will receive a luxury hamper crammed full of local produce.
•a laundry/clothes hamper

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shackle, bond, trammel, handicap, hinder, halter, cramp, strangle