impediment

noun

1. 妨碍；阻碍；障碍
   something that delays or stops the progress of sth
   1. 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。
2. 口吃；结巴
   a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally
   1. a speech impediment
      言语障碍

1. N-COUNT 妨碍;阻碍;障碍物
   Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult.
   1. 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。
2. N-COUNT (言语)障碍
   Someone who has a speech impediment has a disability which makes speaking difficult.
   1. 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. PROBABLY the most perverse impediment is our immigration law.
   也许最有悖常理的障碍就是我们的移民法。
5. The difficulty of diagnosing HIV in infants, however, remains a major impediment to progress.
   然而，诊断婴儿艾滋病毒感染存在的困难，仍然是这一进程的主要障碍。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. Speech impediment Over drinks one afternoon a buddy of mine and I were discussing former "loves".
   一天下午喝多了酒，我的一个朋友和我正在讨论以前的“恋爱”。
10. Funding gaps for smaller firms are a major impediment to growth.
    对小公司的资助隔阂是其增长的主要障碍。
11. Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace negotiations.
    他们联合抵制会谈的行为成了和谈的重大障碍。
12. The biggest impediment is political.
    最大的障碍是政治性的。
13. In a number of developing countries war has been an additional impediment to progress.
    在许多发展中国家，战争成了发展的额外阻碍。
14. She has a serious speech impediment.
    她有严重的言语障碍。
15. Lack of access to affordable, clean and reliable energy services hinders human, social and economic development and is a major impediment to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.
    不能获取廉价、清洁和可靠的能源服务阻碍着人类、社会和经济发展，而且它是实现联合国千年发展目标的一个主要障碍。
16. Urban violence is a serious impediment to development and to poverty reduction.
    城市暴力严重阻碍发展和减贫事业。
17. 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。
18. It remains a big impediment to a more balanced world.
    要想实现一个更为平衡的世界，这仍将是一个巨大障碍。
19. Many developers will regard this kind of control an impediment, not a kind of support.
    许多开发者认为这种控制是一种障碍，而不是对他们工作的支持。
20. In low-and middle-income countries, these diseases are another serious impediment to development.
    在中低收入国家，这些疾病对发展是又一种严重障碍。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. Free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance.
    不受妨碍或阻塞的，或清除了障碍的。
24. 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。
25. The main impediment to growth was a lack of capital.
    影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本。
26. We know that poverty is the single greatest impediment to development and change.
    我们知道，贫穷是发展和变革的单一最大障碍。
27. The electricity market is also an impediment to greater efficiency.
    电力市场也阻碍了效率的提高。
28. You always need new science to make it better but lack of knowledge is not the impediment to action.
    你总是需要新的科学从而做得更好，但是缺少知识并不是采取行动的障碍。
29. And my boss had to be an impediment!
    我的老板是个障碍！
30. 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。

noun

1. any structure that makes progress difficult

   Synonym:    obstructionobstructorobstructerimpedimenta

2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonym:    hindrancehinderancedeterrentbalkbaulkcheckhandicap