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小词详解 | impair
impair 英 [ɪmˈpeə(r)] 美 [ɪmˈper]
Even diehard libertarians should worry when the administration weakens rules governing the leaching of coal ash into groundwater, or permits the use of pesticides that may impair children’s brain development.
一旦政府放松了对煤灰浸入地下水的监管规定,又或者允许使用可能损害儿童大脑发育的杀虫剂,即便是死硬派的自由主义者也应该感到担心。
——《经济学人》Yet hands-free or hand-held makes no difference — they impair driving equivalently as far as external hazards go.
然而,免提或手持没有什么区别——就外部危害而言,它们对驾驶的影响相同。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 削弱或损害某物(尤其是人的某个官能或功能)
他是个酷爱阅读的人,总觉得书不够读。但大量读书损害了他的视力。
He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader. But much reading has impaired his vision.
Faced with the guilts of the world, my mother smiled foggily and shut her eyes tight; and by the time the roof fell in on her head her eyesight was badly impaired; but she could still see the washing-chest.
面对世人的罪恶,我母亲朦胧地微笑着,紧紧闭上了眼睛。等到屋顶在她头上塌陷下来时,她的视力已经严重受损,但她仍然可以看见洗衣箱。
blunt: weaken or reduce the force of (something) mar: impair the appearance of; disfigure spoil: diminish or destroy the value or quality of