barrier
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. 障礙
Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade. 關稅及其他各種稅是自由貿易最明顯的障礙。
2. N-COUNT A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other. 障礙; 隔閡
There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier. 愛情沒有理由不應跨越年齡障礙。
She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them. 她一直在等著西矇來破除他們之間的隔閡。
3. N-COUNT 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. 柵欄; 圍牆
The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers. 示威者們沖破了警方的重重關卡。
4. N-COUNT A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another. 屏障
A severe storm destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake. 一場猛烈的暴風雨摧燬了房屋和湖泊之間的天然屏障。
5. N-SING 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. (數量) 大關
They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million. 他們擔心失業人數不久將突破300萬大關。
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barrier /ˈbærɪə/ (barriers)
剑桥词典
- The land drops (away) sharply behind the barrier.
- At the given signal , the group rushed forward to the barrier.
- The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash .
- They've put barriers up to stop people (from) getting through.
- The talks were meant to break down barriers between the two groups .
barrier noun [C] (FENCE)
a long pole , fence , wall , or natural feature , such as a mountain or sea , that stops people from going somewhere隔欄;屏障;障礙物
Barriers have been erected all along the route the Pope will take. 在教皇將要經過的路上,沿途都設置了路障。
The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease . 群山成爲了阻止該疾病擴散的天然屏障。
也見
crash barrier
UK
a gate in some railway stations through which you must go to get on a train
檢票口
Passengers are requested to show their tickets at the barrier. 旅客需要在檢票口出示車票。
例句
barrier noun [C] (OBSTACLE)
anything that prevents people from being together or understanding each other障礙;阻礙;隔閡
Despite the language barrier (= not speaking the same language ), they soon became good friends . 盡琯語言上存在障礙,他們還是很快就成爲了好朋友。
Shyness is one of the biggest barriers to making friends (= something that makes this difficult ). 害羞是交友的最大障礙之一。 返回 barrier