impeach

弾劾する

公職者の重大な不正を正式に訴え、免職につながりうる手続きを進める。

やさしい英語で： To officially accuse a public leader of serious wrongdoing through a process that may lead to removal.

• Congress voted to impeach the president.
• The governor was impeached over allegations of corruption.
• Can lawmakers impeach an official who has already resigned?

使い方： impeach someone for something (Parliament voted to impeach the minister for corruption.)

よく使う表現： impeach a president, impeach an official, impeach someone for something, impeach a judge

妨げる、阻む

物事が起こるのを防いだり、進みにくくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop something from happening or make its progress difficult.

• The delay may impeach our progress.
• In the old text, bad weather impeached their efforts.
• Such obstacles could impeach the success of the plan.

類義語： hinder, impede, obstruct

反対語： help

よく使う表現： impeach progress, impeach someone’s efforts, impeach a plan