a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something 障碍；阻碍；绊脚石 So far, we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path. 到目前为止，我们已设法排除了前进道路上的一切人为障碍。 - obstacle to doing something
A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job. 学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。 - obstacle to somebody doing something
The MP claims that there is now no obstacle to him standing at the next general election. 这位议员声称，他参加下一次大选现在没有任何障碍。 - obstacle to something
The huge distances involved have proved an obstacle to communication between villages. 遥远的距离成为乡村之间通讯的一个障碍。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle. 缺乏资金已经成为一个几乎无法逾越的障碍。 The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle. 工会的态度是一个严重障碍。 The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement. 释放战俘问题仍然是和谈道路上的一个障碍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- chief
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- be
- become
- constitute
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- course
- obstacle for
- obstacle to
- an obstacle in the path (of somebody/something)
- an obstacle in the way (of somebody/something)
an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward 障碍物；绊脚石 The area was full of streams and bogs and other natural obstacles. 此地遍布小溪、泥潭和其他天然障碍。 He managed with difficulty to negotiate the obstacles strewn across the floor. 他费了好大劲才越过散落在地板上的障碍物。
(in showjumping 障碍赛马 a fence, etc. for a horse to jump over 障碍栅栏；障碍 This huge open ditch forms the biggest obstacle on the course. 这条巨大的明沟成为途中最大的障碍。
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin obstaculum, from obstare ‘impede’, from ob- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’.