obstacle

英 ['ɒbstəkl] 美 ['ɑːbstəkl]

• n. 障碍；绊脚石

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]障碍(物),妨碍

   sth which prevents action, movement, or success

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 障碍（物）
2. 妨碍
3. 阻碍（物）
4. 绊脚石
5. 妨害
6. 干扰
7. 困难
8. 难处
9. 关
10. 艰难险阻
11. 反对
12. 障碍赛马
13. 障碍栅栏

英英释义

Noun:

1. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted;

   "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"
   "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"
   "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
   

2. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Lack of education is an obstacle of success.
   缺乏教育是成功的障碍。
2. This is the chief obstacle to world peace.
   这是世界和平的主要障碍。
3. He took every obstacle in his stride.
   他轻易地度过一切难关。
4. Overstaffing has become the obstacle for reforms.
   人浮于事已成为改革的绊脚石。
5. Can you smooth away the obstacle on the road?
   你可以清除路上的障碍物吗?

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The huge tree that had been blown down by the storm was an obstacle to traffic.
   被风暴刮倒的大树是交通的障碍。
2. Lack of education is an obstacle to success.
   缺乏教育是成功的障碍。
3. When short waves are sent out and meet an obstacle, they are reflected.
   短波发出后,遇到障碍物就反射回来。
4. She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.
   她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。

经典引文

• Drunkenness was as much of an obstacle to enlightenment as lack of education.

  出自： M. Girouard

• Her racial background need pose no obstacle to advancement.

  出自：Independent

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• clear away〔remove〕 obstacles 排除障碍
• come across〔encounter, meet〕 an obstacle 遇到障碍
• constitute〔overcome, take〕 obstacles 构成〔克服,越过〕障碍
• install an obstacle 设置障碍
• overleap obstacles 越过障碍物

形容词+～

• chief obstacle 主要障碍
• natural obstacle 天然障碍
• serious obstacle 严重的障碍
• tremendous obstacle 巨大的障碍
• unexpected obstacle 没预料到的障碍

～+名词

• obstacle course 障碍赛跑训练场
• obstacle race 障碍赛跑

介词+～

• amid many obstacles 许多障碍之中
• all kinds of obstacles 各种阻碍

～+介词

• obstacle to 对…的障碍

词义辨析

obstacle，barrier，obstruction，bar，hindrance

• 这些名词均含“障碍(物)”之意。
• obstacle指在达到目的或前进的过程中必须消除或绕过的障碍物，也指起阻碍作用的情况。
• barrier常指临时的或者可能跨越的障碍。
• obstruction常既指具体的障碍又可指抽象或喻意上的阻碍。
• bar既可指阻止进出或通过的栅栏一类的障碍物，也可用于抽象意义障碍。
• hindrance指妨碍他人进步或做事的人或物。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的obstacle，意为反对；最初源自拉丁语的obstaculum，意为障碍。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bar
• block
• limitation
• obstruction

【反义词】

• aid
• expedient
• help
• support