Impair : 손상시키다, 악화시키다, 해치다, 저하시키다
Impairment : (신체적·정신적) 장애
Impaired : 손상된, 제 기능을 못하는, (신체적·정신적으로) …장애가 있는
1)
to impair, means to make something less effective
to make it weaker
to make it less efficient
to spoil something
to damage
to affect something negatively
to have a dinimishing effect on something
to weaken something
to make it work less well
to worsen, to reduce, to iniure, to harm
to undermine, to weaken
to spoil the perfection or soundness of something
to diminish function of something
2)
his poor English will impair his chances of getting promoted to a top position
an impairment, something that makes something more difficult
people are blind, they say they are visually impaired, it means they can see but not very well
their vision is impaired
your ability to drive safely when you drunk is impaired by the alcohol
his hearing had been impaired by a loud explosion in his youth that had burst his eardrum
the internet connection is being imparied by electromagnetic storms
smoking impairs your health
his immaculate record was impaired by one episode where he got drunk and did things that he shouldn't have done
as you get older, I think your memory becomes impaired
drugs can impair your ability to do even simple things at times
the profitability of the company was impaired by the enormous debt
his movement was impaired by arthritis
if your judgement is impaired, you maybe you're drunk
impair the performance/ability
his twisted ankle impaired his ability to run
the efficiency of the engine was impaired by the fact that the carburetor was dirty
Formality : 5.5
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