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Barrier Green 重点词汇 N 同 Burglar Movement Block

Front barrier
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.

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