Definition: to prevent someone or something from making progress Level: C2
他认为自己对失败的恐惧阻碍了他。
He believed that his fear of failure was ___holding him ___back.
缺乏教育可能阻碍人们实现梦想。
Lack of education can ___hold people ___back from achieving their dreams.
恶劣天气使建筑工程延误了数周。
The bad weather ___held the construction project ___back for weeks.
