プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
はばむ【阻む】
〔障害物でふさぐ〕block ((the road))，obstruct; 〔くい止める〕check ((the flow of air)); 〔遅らせる〕hinder ((the growth of a plant)); 〔防止する〕prevent [keep]((a person from doing))
- 道を阻む
block a person's path／obstruct a person's way／stand in a person's way - 彼らの侵入を阻む
prevent them from invading／stop their invasion - 敵の攻撃を阻む
keep [hold] an enemy in check - 進歩を阻む
stand in the way of progress