barrier
barrierbarriers
n.
① (控制進展或活動的)牆、柵、籬、十字轉門等;界藩
Show your ticket at the barrier.
在柵門前拿出票來。
an automatic ticket barrier
自動剪票口
a natural barrier
天然屏障
② 障礙(物),阻礙(物)
a language barrier
(異邦種族間的)語言障礙
tariff barriers
關稅障礙
All trade barriers between the two countries have been removed.
那兩國之間的一切貿易障礙都已除掉。
cross the barrier of ...
跨過…的障礙
Poverty may be a barrier to success.
貧窮是成功的一個障礙。
put a barrier between ...
在…之間設置障礙。
衍生说明
【字辨】
obstacle: 指阻礙人或物之進行的東西;通常指可除去或克服者
A broken-down car was an obstacle to traffic.
impediment: 指不使正常的機能停止的阻礙物;往往可與obstacle相互通用
an impediment to the progress
obstruction: 指(尤其在物理上)遮斷或妨礙進路之物
The fallen tree was an obstruction in the path.
hindrance: 指妨礙進行致使遲緩之物
a hindrance to one's study
barrierp: 指雖未必無法克服或排除,但也非常難以克服的obstacle
a barrier to the country's economic development
obstacle: 指阻礙人或物之進行的東西;通常指可除去或克服者
A broken-down car was an obstacle to traffic.
impediment: 指不使正常的機能停止的阻礙物;往往可與obstacle相互通用
an impediment to the progress
obstruction: 指(尤其在物理上)遮斷或妨礙進路之物
The fallen tree was an obstruction in the path.
hindrance: 指妨礙進行致使遲緩之物
a hindrance to one's study
barrierp: 指雖未必無法克服或排除,但也非常難以克服的obstacle
a barrier to the country's economic development
