Front | barrier |
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Pron | ['bæriər] |
Back | 【BARRIER】 Countries can no longer depend on mountain barriers for protection. 国家不能再依靠山构成的界线来防御了。 【重点词汇】 barrier n. 界线, (阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障 同: hindrance 【BURGLAR】 A burglar broke into my house last night. 一名夜贼昨晚闯入我的房子。 【重点词汇】 burglar n. 夜贼 同: thief |
Vocab | barriera structure or object that impedes free movement
Barriers are walls, either physical or metaphorical. They can block movement — the Great Wall of China was a barrier to block invading forces from entering. A window shade is a light barrier. Failing English is a barrier to getting into Harvard. When people are being excluded from joining a clique, you could say that the clique has erected a social barrier. When fighter jets fly faster than the speed of sound, they break through what feels like a wall in the sky called the sound barrier. The Green Monster at Fenway Park keeps Boston Red Sox fans from being able to watch games from outside the stadium — it's a barrier to sight. But when line drives hit the Green Monster, bouncing the ball back into left field, the Green Monster acts also a barrier to easy home runs. All forms of 'barrier' will appear on average once every 328 pages. barrier |
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