题目

麻烦说明一下inhibit stunt hamper impede hinder thwart这6个词的区别
好像都跟“阻止”有关,弄不太清楚具体用法~

提问时间：2021-01-15

答案

inhibit 抑制,约束；控制：
to inhibit wrong desires
抑制邪念
to inhibit somebody from doing something
约束某人不做某事
stunt
1.阻碍…的正常发育(或成长)：妨碍…的正常增长(或发展)；使停止(发育、发展等)：
An abnormal climate stunted the crops.
不正常的气候妨碍了庄稼的正常生长.
His personality was stunted by the brutal treatment in his childhood.
儿童期间受到的虐待对他人格的形成构成了障碍.
2.阻止,妨碍：
Wars stunted the development of science in the world.
战争使世界的科学发展受到了抑制.
hamper束缚,抑制,限制；牵制
Her talent was hampered by her poor family when she was a small girl.
由于幼年时期家境贫寒,她的才能没能得到充分的展示.
You would hamper yourself with that fellow.
你会受到那个家伙的牵连.
impede妨碍,阻碍,阻止：
Heavy rain impeded our journey.
瓢泼大雨阻碍了我们的旅行.
to impede the trade
阻碍贸易
hinder妨碍,妨害；阻碍；阻止,使不能发生：
I wouldn't hinder your work,I'm going swimming right now.
我不会妨碍你工作,我这就去游泳.
to hinder someone from doing something
阻止某人做某事
thwart反对；阻挠；妨碍；挫败：
We successfully thwarted the enemy's conspiracy.
我们成功地挫败了敌人的阴谋.
He was thwarted in his plans.
他的计划遭受挫折.