Heavy traffic impeded our progress.
严重的交通堵塞阻碍了我们的行程。
Select the best synonym for the word “impede”:
D — hinder. “impede” means v. to slow down or block the progress of something
A large fallen tree can badly ______ the flow of traffic on the road.
B — impede. “impede” means v. to slow down or block the progress of something
impede — v. to slow down or block the progress of something. In Chinese: 阻碍.
impede is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: im · pede.
Heavy traffic impeded our progress. (严重的交通堵塞阻碍了我们的行程。)
hinder, obstruct, hamper — all close in meaning to impede (v. to slow down or block the progress of something).
Yes. impede appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.