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the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress 阻挡；阻碍；妨碍 the obstruction of justice 妨碍司法公正 He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. 他因妨碍警察执行公务而被逮捕。 The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction. 寻求政治庇护的人得不断地应付官僚主义的层层阻挠。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- unlawful
- wilful
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- cause
- create
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- obstruction of justice
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the fact of blocking a road, an entrance, a passage, etc. 堵塞，阻挡（通道等） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
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- wilful
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- create
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something that blocks a road, an entrance, etc. 路障；障碍；障碍物 Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2If the tractor hit an obstruction, there was little to stop the driver from falling off. 如果拖拉机撞到障碍物，几乎没有什么能阻止司机掉下来。 The train driver receives a warning if there's an obstruction on the line ahead. 如果前方铁轨上有障碍物，火车司机会接到警示。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
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- create
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medical 医学 something that blocks a passage or tube in your body; a medical condition resulting from this 梗阻；阻塞；栓塞 He had an operation to remove an obstruction in his throat. 他做了手术，取出喉头的阻塞物。 bowel/intestinal obstruction 肠梗阻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- unlawful
- wilful
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- cause
- create
- clear
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- obstruction of justice
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sport 体育 the offence of unfairly putting your body in front of a player of the other team so they cannot move to get the ball （球类运动）阻挡犯规
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin obstructio(n-), from the verb obstruere, from ob- ‘against’ + struere ‘build, pile up’.