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barrier n.栅栏；障碍物；屏障 (1) 溜冰者撞到护栏上了。(2) 进出口的高关税是国际贸易的障碍。(3) 撒哈拉沙漠是北非与中非之间的天然屏障。 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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英 ['bæriə(r)] 美 ['bæriər] (1) The ice skater rammed into the barrier.(2) Heavy duties on imports and exports are a barrier to international trade.(3) The Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between north and central Africa. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]障碍；壁垒；阻碍 A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.   [oft N to/against/between n]Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade.关税和税收是自由贸易的最大壁垒。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]隔阂；阻碍 A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other.   [oft supp N]There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier...爱没有理由不能跨越年龄的阻碍。She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them...她一直在等待西蒙打破他们之间的隔阂。When you get involved in sports and athletes, a lot of the racial barriers are broken down.当你参与到体育运动中的时候，很多种族隔阂就消失了。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]关卡；栅栏 A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers...示威者们冲破了警察的重重设防。As each woman reached the barrier one of the men glanced at her papers.每一位女士来到关卡前，其中一个男士便会扫一眼她的证件。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]障碍物；挡板；屏障 A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another.   [usu with supp]...a severe storm, which destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake...猛烈的暴风雨摧毁了房子和湖之间的一道天然屏障The packaging must provide an effective barrier to prevent contamination of the product.包装必须提供有效的保护，以免产品受污染。5[N-SING 单数名词]大关；界限 You can refer to a particular number or amount as a barrier when you think it is significant, because it is difficult or unusual to go above it.   [the N]They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million...他们担心失业人数很快将突破300万大关。The Popular Front failed, as expected, to pass the 5 per cent barrier.不出所料，人民阵线没能突破5%大关。6See also:crash barrier；sound barrier；

英语单词	barrier
英美音标	英 ['bæriə(r)] 美 ['bæriər]
中文释义	n.栅栏；障碍物；屏障
英语例句	(1) The ice skater rammed into the barrier. (2) Heavy duties on imports and exports are a barrier to international trade. (3) The Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between north and central Africa.
中文例句	(1) 溜冰者撞到护栏上了。 (2) 进出口的高关税是国际贸易的障碍。 (3) 撒哈拉沙漠是北非与中非之间的天然屏障。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]障碍；壁垒；阻碍 A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. [oft N to/against/between n] Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade. 关税和税收是自由贸易的最大壁垒。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]隔阂；阻碍 A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other. [oft supp N] There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier... 爱没有理由不能跨越年龄的阻碍。 She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them... 她一直在等待西蒙打破他们之间的隔阂。 When you get involved in sports and athletes, a lot of the racial barriers are broken down. 当你参与到体育运动中的时候，很多种族隔阂就消失了。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]关卡；栅栏 A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers... 示威者们冲破了警察的重重设防。 As each woman reached the barrier one of the men glanced at her papers. 每一位女士来到关卡前，其中一个男士便会扫一眼她的证件。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]障碍物；挡板；屏障 A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another. [usu with supp] ...a severe storm, which destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake... 猛烈的暴风雨摧毁了房子和湖之间的一道天然屏障 The packaging must provide an effective barrier to prevent contamination of the product. 包装必须提供有效的保护，以免产品受污染。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]大关；界限 You can refer to a particular number or amount as a barrier when you think it is significant, because it is difficult or unusual to go above it. [the N] They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million... 他们担心失业人数很快将突破300万大关。 The Popular Front failed, as expected, to pass the 5 per cent barrier. 不出所料，人民阵线没能突破5%大关。 6 See also:crash barrier ；sound barrier ；

Barrier N Count 可数名词 Wall People Break Green N