hamper

hamper

英 ['hæmpə]
　　美 ['hæmpɚ]

vt. 妨礙；束縛；使困累
　　n. 食盒，食籃；阻礙物

中文詞源：

hamper 帶蓋大籃子，妨礙，阻止

來自古法語hanap,杯子，酒杯，後引申詞義裝杯子的大籃子。防礙義詞源不詳，參照習語basket case,困境。

例句：

1. Before entering the bathroom, he emptied his dirty laundry into the hamper.
進浴室前，他把臟衣服全都放進洗衣筐裡。

2. I hastily packed the hamper and lugged it to the car.
我匆忙裝好食品籃，吃力地把它拎上車子。

3. The lobby is trying to hamper the policy of the U.S. government.
院外集團企圖牽制美國政府的政策.

4. There are some apples in a picnic hamper.
在野餐用的大籃子裡有許多蘋果.

5. Police should have the power to fine people who hamper rescue efforts. In fact I'd throw them into prison for a night.
警察應該有權對妨礙救援的人處以罰款。其實要是換瞭我，非關他們一宿不可。