陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

clog/ deter/ encumber/ facilitate/ facility/ frustrate/ hamper/ hinder/ impede/ impediment/ inexorable/ inhibit/ insuperable/ insurmountable/ obstruct/ snag/ throttle/ thwart

1. 「便利」可用facility，「使便利」可用facilitate（正式）：

•A free bus to the airport is a facility offered only by this hotel.

•The broken lock facilitated my entrance into the empty house.

•The current structure does not facilitate efficient work flow.

2. 「防止」不好的情況發生可用deter或inhibit：

•The fact that we have these big bombs will deter our enemies from attacking us.

•This chemical is used to deter rot.

•She inhibited a friend from a foolhardy course.

•This drug inhibits the growth of tumors.

3. 以下這些字通常用以指「妨礙」活動、計畫、發展或進步等正面情況：frustrate、hamper、hinder、impede、obstruct、throttle和thwart：

•The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out.

•His efforts are frustrated at every turn.

•His scholastic progress was frustrated by a serious illness.

•In his attempts to escape, the prisoner was frustrated by a watchful guard. （從想脫逃者的角度看，這算是「正面情況」受阻）

•The snow hampered my movements.

•The minority party agreed not to hamper the efforts of the leaders to secure a lasting peace.

•High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.

•Her progress has not been hindered by her lack of experience.

•The blizzard impeded travel.

•Insufficient practice is the main cause that obstructs his progress in playing tennis.

•After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.

•Her view of the stage was obstructed by a pillar.

•An accident is obstructing traffic on the N11.

•He was charged with obstructing justice.

•He tried all he could to obstruct the police investigation.

•Protectionism will throttle trade between countries.

•I was thwarted in my plan by the weather.

•During Yeltsin's campaign for the presidency, Gorbachev at times blatantly intended to thwart him.

4. 「為（某種負擔）拖累」叫encumber，「阻塞（使無法正常運作）」用clog：

•He is encumbered with/ by debts.

•Don't clog your memory (up) with useless information.

•The machinery was clogged with thick oil and dirt.

5. 名詞「阻礙」、「障礙」可用impediment（正式）或snag：

•Laziness has been a major impediment to his success.

•In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.

•Lack of foreign exchange is the chief snag in their commerce.

6. 「無法被阻礙的」、「不屈的」可用inexorable，困難、障礙等「無法克服的」可用insuperable或insurmountable：

•Nature is often inexorable.

•In the face of insuperable/ insurmountable difficulties, they maintained their courage and will to resist.