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obstacle

/ob-stuh-kuhl/US // ˈɒb stə kəl //UK // (ˈɒbstəkəl) //

障碍物,障碍,绊脚石,阻碍

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that obstructs or hinders progress.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounimpediment, barrier
Forms: obstacles

Examples

  • The primary obstacle that families are facing is getting a steady internet connection and enough screens for everyone to use.

  • While not impossible to overcome, those odds are actually more daunting than any of the obstacles last season’s team conquered along its path to the championship.

  • If any political or business leader has any plans to recover, this is going to be an obstacle.

  • My optimism includes believing Americans will overcome every obstacle the Republicans are putting in our way to keep us from voting.

  • That continues to be the biggest sign of Quibi’s failing and the biggest obstacle to officially labeling it a failure.

  • Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle.

  • And though Republicans are racking up minority leaders at the national level, it continues to face a fundamental obstacle.

  • In fact, she says the sexism she faced was far more of an obstacle than her autism in the workplace.

  • If there is no obstacle, they would enjoy the ease that is shown to everyone else.

  • “After you imagine the obstacle, you can figure out what you can do to overcome it and make a plan,” explains Oettingen.

  • There was only one obstacle to his walking quietly and comfortably away, which was that the door was locked and the key gone.

  • This great obstacle being removed, he wisely determined to make the most of his good fortune.

  • Hitherto we have been hampered at every turn by the supposed obstacle of immutable economic laws.

  • To endeavor to cut through such an obstacle would undoubtedly have brought about a disaster.

  • Every possible obstacle was therefore thrown in his way by those who, from motives of jealousy, wished to get rid of him.