Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to him in his work.A. hamperB.

问题补充：

Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to him in his work.

A. hamper

B. support

C. depress

D. prevent

答案：

(答案→)A. hamper

B. support

C. depress

D. prevent

解析： hamper(=hinder)阻碍。prevent 防止，后接from.