hurdles

英 [ˈhɜːdlz]

美 [ˈhɜːrdlz]

n. (供人或马在赛跑中跨越的)栏架，跨栏; 跨栏赛; 难关; 障碍
v. (奔跑中)跳越(某物); 参加跨栏赛
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柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 障碍;困难;难关
Ahurdleis a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you from achieving something.
1. Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home...
  三分之二的候选人在第一个难关就败下阵来，只好打包回家了。
2. The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.
  天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
N-COUNT-COLL 跨栏赛跑;障碍赛跑
Hurdlesis a race in which people have to jump over a number of obstacles that are also called hurdles. You can usehurdlesto refer to one or more races.
1. Davis won the 400m. hurdles in a new Olympic time of 49.3 sec.
  戴维斯以49.3秒的成绩刷新奥运会纪录，在400米跨栏赛跑中一举夺冠。
VERB （在跑步过程中）跳跃，跨越
If youhurdle, you jump over something while you are running.
1. He crossed the lawn and hurdled the short fence...
  他跑过草地，跳过低矮的栅栏。
2. She learnt to hurdle by leaping over bales of hay on her family's farm.
  她通过在自家农场里跳跨干草捆学会了跨栏。

noun

a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
Synonym:hurdlinghurdle race

You have some significant hurdles to get over before you can achieve the financial security you desire.
在你取得你渴望的财务安全感时，你要挨过一些重要的难关。
There are many hurdles still to cross.
目前仍存在许多障碍有待跨越。
One of the biggest hurdles for single men to overcome, he claims, is antagonism towards their ex-wives.
他说，离异男性要克服的最大一个障碍就是对前妻的敌意。
This is not inconsistent with agile development, but there are a few hurdles to overcome.
这与敏捷开发是不一致的，而且有一些困难需要克服。
Regulators also put up bureaucratic hurdles before individuals setting up websites.
监管机构还对个人建站设置了制度性障碍。
Once, I had sailed over the hurdles.
我“漂”过了跨栏。
But a Fox deal faces hurdles, too.
但是和福克斯合作也有障碍。
The final hurdles have been removed.
最后的障碍已被排除了。
We can help other investors over the initial hurdles of investing in new equity opportunities in Africa.
我们可以帮助其他投资者克服在非洲投资新的股本机会的初始障碍。
He limped out of a preliminary heat of the 110-meter hurdles, leaving his coach and fans in tears.
在110米跨栏的预赛中，刘翔一瘸一拐地退出了比赛，令他的教练和众多粉丝留下了眼泪。