vt.　阻碍；妨碍 stop or delay the advance or development of (a person or activity)

　～ irritatingly　令人不高兴地妨碍
　～ painfully　讨厌地阻碍
　～ tremendously　极大地阻碍
　～ unendurably　不可容忍地妨碍
　be ～ed by　被…所阻碍
　～ from　阻碍，使不能
　～ in　妨碍，暂时阻挡

　It is not the dark place that hinders, but the dim eye.　看不清东西，不是因为它在阴暗处，而是因为其视力不好。
　I'm uncertain whether it will help or hinder.　我不能确定它是否有用。
　Don't hinder me.　不要妨碍我。
　The rain hindered our advance.　雨阻碍了我们前进。
　Heavy snow hindered construction work.　大雪阻碍了建筑工程的进展。
　Don't hinder him on his progress.　不要妨碍他的进步。
　I was hindered by the heavy traffic.　拥挤的交通耽误了我。
　Nobody wants to hinder your doing that.　谁也不想阻止你做那件事。
　Such interruptions will only hinder our reaching a solution.　这种干扰将会阻碍我们找出解决问题的方法。
　I have much business that has hindered my answering your letter.　我有很多事使我不能早日给你复信。
　The mud hindered their advancing quickly.　泥泞使他们无法快速前进。

 ♣ hinder from　(v.+prep.)
　阻碍，使不能　stop (sb) from doing sth
　The crowd hindered him from leaving.　人群挡着他，使他走不开。
　Your arrival hindered me from leaving.　你的到达使我不走了。
　The parents hindered their children from playing on the railroad tracks.　父母阻止孩子们在铁轨上玩耍。
　Don't let me hinder you from going.　不要让我影响你走。
　That hindered him from going further.　那使他不能继续向前。
　I was hindered from getting here earlier.　我因受阻不能早到这里。
 ♣ hinder in　(v.+prep.)
　阻碍，暂时阻挡　stop (sb) from doing sth temporarily
　Don't hinder me in my work.　不要妨碍我的工作。
　You're hindering me in work by talking all the time.　你老说话妨碍我工作。
　That hindered him in carrying out his plan.　那使他不能执行他的计划。

 ♣ hinder from, hinder in
　hinder from　和hinder in都表示“阻挡”“妨碍”。其区别是：hinder from要比hinder in语气重，且hinder in还有“暂时阻挡”的意味。
 ♣ hinder, bar, block, dam, impede, obstruct
　参见block条。
 ♣ hinder, prevent
　这组词的共同意思是“阻止，使某事受阻”，指有意或无意中形成的干扰。其区别是：prevent指“阻止”某事发生或存在；hinder指“延缓”某一事物的进行。

　要表示“阻止某人做某事”，可以说"hinder sb from doing sth"或"hinder sb's doing sth"但不可说"hinder sb to do sth"或"hinder sb doing sth"。