hamper的意思|hamper的解释-里氏词典

Hamper \Ham"per\ (h[a^]m"p[~e]r), n. [Contr. fr. hanaper.]
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing
and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes
hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.

Hamper \Ham"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hampered} (-p[~e]rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hampering}.]
To put in a hamper.

Hamper \Ham"per\, v. t. [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the
same origin as E. hamble.]
To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to
inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or
progress; to embarrass; to encumber. ``Hampered nerves.''
--Blackmore.

A lion hampered in a net. --L'Estrange.

They hamper and entangle our souls. --Tillotson.

Hamper \Ham"per\, n. [See {Hamper} to shackle.]
1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. --W. Browne.

2. (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way
at certain times. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

{Top hamper} (Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept
aloft.

He warned, however, that it could hamper the carrier's operations.
The Reagan administration said the lower court rulings could "significantly hamper" the government's handling off mass demonstrations in the nation's capital.
The U.S. moves to reduce its budget deficit and last week's statement by the Group of Seven that a further dollar decline could hamper world economic growth were taken as supporting evidence.
The test-tube results make it logical to suspect that lipoprotein (a) may hamper clot destruction in humans, said John Albers of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Their curtailment would severely hamper the activities of Brazilian companies operating internationally.
Others complained the regulations would hamper investigative journalism.
Such indecision could hamper the committee's ambitious plans.
Some researchers have altered TPA to hamper removal by the liver, and perhaps that approach can be combined with that of the new study to create a longer-lasting drug, he and Sambrook said.
It's a laundry hamper full of sweat socks.
Rain forecast for later this week in the Corn Belt could hamper harvest activity.
In Paris, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney met with his French counterpart and said U.N. sanctions against Iraq are beginning to work and eventually will hamper Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait.
Though milder than the obscenity ban, the new decency standard has stirred emotional fire from some artists and arts supporters, who contend that it also would hamper freedom of expression.
The DOE official said a new agency would be "regulatory, counterproductive and adversarial" and could "severely hamper the department's ability to perform its national security and energy research missions.
Gorbachev has railed against functionaries who hamper reform, and people hoping to exercise new economic freedoms have told of crippling obstacles erected by local party officials.
Exxon, however, said bad weather has already started to hamper cleanup efforts.
District Attorney Joe Price said he was hopeful all along of a death sentence, but feared questions about Penry's mental retardation would hamper the jury.
Soybean prices were mostly higher, although the strong dollar is expected to continue to hamper export sales.
"I do not intend to delay or otherwise hamper the passage of this important legislation," he said, adding that his committee will only delve into the revenue and federal debt aspects of the package.
Most galling to bank lobbyists was the expansion of community groups' ability to hamper bank activities.
Brucker said he couldn't give out the names of those arrested because disclosure could hamper the continuing investigation.
Officials also said evidence is emerging that U.N. economic sanctions against Iraq for its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait are beginning to hamper Iraqi military operations.
But critics said the guidelines could hamper doctors in their treatment of patients.
Many experts, however, say that continuing doubt about the economy will continue to hamper the housing recovery.
He said Kuwaitis did their best to hamper Iraqi efforts to keep control of the country by tearing down street signs and house nubers, making it difficult for the Iraqis to get around.
The negotiations didn't hamper production of the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News, both of which were at the stands this morning.
Now my tears make it damper as I empty my hamper, My Queen of the Launderette.
Additional GOP losses would further hamper President Bush's ability to push his legislative agenda through Congress.
"Confrontation is useless at this stage. It will just hamper the reform process." But that doesn't mean Russia is about to give up its combative stance.
The flight ban is generally seen as more political than military inpurpose. If it succeeds in stopping the use of Mi-8 Hip and Gazelle helicopters to support forward Serb positions it will hamper current Serb tactics.
The structural and cultural impediments that hamper foreign access to Japanese markets are frequently not covered by the Gatt rules.

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