In fact, it exists, amazingly, in order to hinder understanding in the kinds of texts that we're inclined to call "poetic."

事实上，它的存在，阻碍我们理解所有带有,诗性的文本“

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I think it might actually be the more obvious meaning, which is "to hinder" or "to preclude."

我认为那可能是更容易理解的意思，“阻碍“或“妨碍“

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So, they're sitting down and they're seeing a movie where one character's going to help a ball achieve a goal, and another character's going to hinder the ball.

所以婴儿们坐着看影片,影片讲述一个人极力进球,而另一个人要极力阻挠

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All tended to hinder technological innovation in those societies.

但都阻碍了 社会技术革新的趋势

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