hurdle

/ˈhɜːdl/ n.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

障碍；难关

释义与例句

n. 障碍；难关
a problem or difficulty that must be dealt with before you can achieve something
  1. A lack of funding was the biggest hurdle facing the project.
    缺乏资金是该项目面临的最大障碍。
  2. Passing the entrance examination is only the first hurdle.
    通过入学考试只是第一道难关。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The team overcame several technical hurdles before launching the product.
    团队在发布产品前克服了数个技术障碍。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 overcome a hurdle 和 clear a hurdle 都可引申为“克服障碍、越过难关”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • hurdler 跨栏运动员
    指参加跨栏比赛的运动员；hurdle 作名词也可指跨栏架。
同义词
  • obstacle 障碍；阻碍
    obstacle 泛指任何阻挡前进或目标实现的事物；hurdle 常指实现目标过程中必须逐一克服的困难。
    A lack of experience was the main obstacle to getting the job. 缺乏经验是得到这份工作的主要障碍。
常见搭配
  • overcome a hurdle 克服障碍
    The researchers overcame a major hurdle in their experiments. 研究人员克服了实验中的一个重大障碍。
  • major hurdle 重大障碍
    Gaining public trust remains a major hurdle for the scheme. 赢得公众信任仍是该计划面临的一个重大障碍。
  • legal hurdle 法律障碍
    The merger must clear one final legal hurdle. 这项合并必须越过最后一道法律障碍。