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hamper
UK ['hæm.pər] US [-pɚ] verb transitive
■to prevent someone doing something easily 阻碍，妨碍•Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.猛烈的暴风雨妨碍了救援工作的进行，现在找到更多生还者的希望已经很渺茫了。
UK ['hæm.pər] US [-pɚ] noun countable
■a large rectangular container with a lid 有盖的长方形大容器•a picnic hamper野餐盒 ■UK
■a box containing food and drink, usually given as a present, for example at Christmas （通常作为礼品、装有食品和酒的）食品盒
US old-fashioned
■a container used for carrying dirty clothes and bed sheets and for storing them while they are waiting to be washed （盛放脏衣物的）洗衣篮 |