Heavy fog can hinder the takeoff and landing schedules at busy airports, causing delays for hundreds of passengers.
浓雾可能妨碍繁忙机场的起飞和降落时刻表，导致数百名乘客的延误。
Which choice best defines “hinder”?
B — To delay or obstruct the progress of something. “hinder” means to delay or obstruct the progress of something.
Which word means “to delay or obstruct the progress of something”?
D — hinder. “hinder” means to delay or obstruct the progress of something.
hinder — to delay or obstruct the progress of something. In Chinese: 妨碍，阻碍.
hinder is pronounced /ˈhɪndər/.
Heavy fog can hinder the takeoff and landing schedules at busy airports, causing delays for hundreds of passengers. (浓雾可能妨碍繁忙机场的起飞和降落时刻表，导致数百名乘客的延误。)
impede, obstruct, hamper — all close in meaning to hinder (to delay or obstruct the progress of something).
facilitate, expedite — each the opposite of hinder (to delay or obstruct the progress of something).
Yes. hinder is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
From Old English hindrian (to hinder).