hamper

hamper1
noun
  1. a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic
    有盖大篮；有盖食品篮
    a picnic hamper.
    野餐食品篮。
    ■(N. Amer.)a large basket with a lid used for laundry
    (北美)（盛备洗衣物的）带盖洗衣篮
    a laundry hamper.
    洗衣篮。
    ■(Brit.)a box containing food and drink for a special occasion
    (英)（装有食品和酒的）礼盒
    a Christmas food hamper.
    圣诞食品礼盒。
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting any large case or casket): from Anglo-Norman French hanaper 'case for a goblet', from Old French hanap 'goblet', of Germanic origin
hamper2
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be hampered)hinder or impede the movement or progress of
    妨碍，阻碍
    their work is hampered by lack of funds.
    他们的工作由于缺乏资金而受阻。
noun
  1. [mass noun](Nautical)necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship
    (航海)必要而又碍手碍脚的船具
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'shackle, entangle, catch'): perhaps related to German hemmen 'restrain'
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