[N-COUNT 可数名词]障碍;困难;难关 A hurdle is a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you from achieving something.
[usu supp N]
Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home...
三分之二的候选人在第一个难关就败下阵来,只好打包回家了。
The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.
天气将会是最大的障碍,所以我必须要作好准备。
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[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]跨栏赛跑;障碍赛跑Hurdles is a race in which people have to jump over a number of obstacles that are also called hurdles. You can use hurdles to refer to one or more races.
Davis won the 400m. hurdles in a new Olympic time of 49.3 sec.
戴维斯以49.3秒的成绩刷新奥运会纪录,在400米跨栏赛跑中一举夺冠。
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[VERB 动词](在跑步过程中)跳跃,跨越 If you hurdle, you jump over something while you are running.
[V n]
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[Also V prep]
He crossed the lawn and hurdled the short fence...
他跑过草地,跳过低矮的栅栏。
She learnt to hurdle by leaping over bales of hay on her family's farm.
她通过在自家农场里跳跨干草捆学会了跨栏。
Oxford
hur·dle/ˈhɜːdl; NAmEˈhɜːrdl/
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hurdlehurdleshurdledhurdlingnoun1each of a series of vertical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race (供人或马在赛跑中跨越的)栏架,跨栏◆His horse fell at the final hurdle.他骑的马在最后一个跨栏倒下了。◆to clear a hurdle(= jump over it successfully)跨过栏架2hurdles[plural ]a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles跨栏赛◆the 300 m hurdles*300 米跨栏赛 3a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth 难关;障碍SYN
obstacle
◆The next hurdle will be getting her parents' agreement.下一个难关是征得她父母的同意。verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to jump over sth while you are running (奔跑中)跳越(某物)hurdlesth ◆He hurdled two barriers to avoid reporters.他跳过了两个障碍物以躲避记者。hurdleover sth ◆to hurdle over a fence跳过一道栅栏2[intransitive ]to run in a hurdlesrace 参加跨栏赛hur·dle/ˈhɜːdl; NAmEˈhɜːrdl/
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hurdle1 noun
hurdle2 verb
hurdlehur‧dle1 /ˈhɜːdl $ ˈhɜːr-/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable] a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve somethingSYN obstacle: Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle.overcome/clear/get over etc a hurdle (=deal successfully with a problem)2[countable] one of a series of small fences that a person or horse has to jump over during a raceclear a hurdle (=successfully jump over a hurdle)3the 100-metres/400-metres hurdles a race in which the runners have to jump over hurdles
hurdle1 noun
hurdle2 verb
hurdlehurdle2 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to jump over something while you are running: He hurdled the fence and ran off down the street.2[intransitive] to run in hurdle races—hurdler noun [countable]—hurdling noun [uncountable]
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