barrier

['bæriə]

n.栅栏, 障碍物, 屏障

n.[C]

1. 障碍物; 路障, 栅栏

The police put up barriers to control the crowd.

警察设置障碍物, 借以控制人群。

2. 障碍, 阻碍[(+to)]

They soon overcame the language barrier.

不久他们便克服了语言上的障碍。

3. 界线[(+between)]

4. 剪票口; 海关关卡

Mike was stopped at the barrier because he forgot to show his ticket.

麦克在剪票口被拦住了, 因为他忘记出示车票。

词形变化

名词: barricader | 动词过去式: barricaded | 动词过去分词: barricaded | 动词现在分词: barricading | 动词第三人称单数: barricades |

词义辨析

同义:

n.障碍物; 路障

barricade  obstruction  fortification  

同义参见:

dike  obstacle  bank  boundary  damp  wall  blockade  hurdle  gate  prevention  enclosure  embankment  panel  

英英释义

名词 barrier:

a structure or object that impedes free movement

any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

同义词：roadblock

anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

补充

barrierbarrier英:[ˈbæriə] 美:[ˈbæriɚ]n.1.栅栏, 关卡2.障碍, 隔阂Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment in the region.缺乏信心是在这一地区投资的最大障碍。

例句

1. The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers.示威者冲破了警方严加布防的的多道关卡。 2. As each woman reached the barrier one of the men glanced at her papers.每当有女性到达关卡时, 其中一个男士就会看一眼她的证件。 3. A severe storm destroyed the natural barrier between the house and the lake.猛烈的暴风雨摧毁了房屋与湖泊之间的天然屏障。 4. The packaging must provide an effective barrier to prevent contamination of the product.包装必须提供有效保护, 防止产品受到污染。 5. a barrier of distrust不信任的障碍 6. Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade.关税和税收是自由贸易最显著的壁垒。 7. The government wants to eliminate barriers to progress.政府想要消除阻挡发展的障碍。 8. When you get involved in sports, a lot of the racial barriers are broken down.在体育运动中, 许多种族隔阂被打破。 9. There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier.没有理由认为爱情不应跨越年龄障碍。 10. The lorry ran out of control and skidded into the barrier.卡车失去了控制, 侧滑撞上了防护栏。 11. Show your ticket at the barrier.请在检票处出示车票。 12. They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million.他们担心失业人数会很快突破300万大关。 13. a barrier beach滨外沙坝 14. a language barrier.语言障碍。 15. the cultural barriers to economic growth.妨碍经济发展的文化隔阂。 16. an attempt to break the 100-mile-an-hour barrier.试图突破每小时100英里的障碍。 17. The crowd were all kept behind barriers.人群都被挡在栏障后面。 18. The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.山脉形成了两国之间的天然屏障。 19. Concrete barriers surround the racetrack to protect spectators.跑道周围设立了混凝土障碍物，以保护观众。 20. The tree's roots serve/act as a barrier against soil erosion.树根起了防止水土流失的作用。 21. The mountain range forms a natural barrier between the two countries.这条山脉构成了两国之间的天然屏障。 22. barrier beaches滨外沙埂 23. Both leaders are in favor of removing trade barriers.两位领导人都赞同消除贸易壁垒。 24. Cultural/social barriers have made it hard for women to enter many professions.文化/社会壁垒使得女性难以进入许多职业领域。 25. He argues that regulations should not be viewed as barriers to progress.他认为规定不应被视为对进步的阻碍。 26. The lecture was about finding ways to break through barriers between the social classes.这个讲座探寻了消除社会阶层之间隔阂的方法。 27. Age can be a big barrier between parents and children.年龄可能成为父母和孩子之间的一大障碍。 28. A language barrier existed between the two countries. [=people in the two countries did not understand each other because they spoke different languages]两国之间存在语言障碍。 29. His fastball broke the 100-mph barrier. [=he threw a baseball over 100 mph]他投出的快球打破了时速100英里的极限。 30. a price barrier [=a price that is regarded as a limit]价格限制