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an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another 屏障；障碍物 The crowd had to stand behind barriers. 人群只好站在障碍物后面。 Concrete barriers were erected around the site. 工地周围竖起了混凝土屏障。 The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch. 人群终于冲过隔栏进入了球场。
Extra ExamplesThe car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames. 汽车撞上安全栅，然后起火。 The police waited behind the barriers. 警察在隔栏后等待。 Sightseers watched from the other side of the security barriers. 观光客从安全屏障的另一边观看。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- crash
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a gate at a car park or railway station that controls when you may go through by being raised or lowered 障碍： 停车场或火车站的大门，控制您何时被抬起或放下Scan your ticket at the barrier and it will automatically lift. 在关卡扫描你的票，它会自动抬起。 There was a slow trickle of people through the barriers. 时而有人穿越护栏。 She got her luggage stuck in the automatic barrier. 她把行李卡在了自动栅栏里。
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a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something, or that makes something impossible 障碍；阻力；关卡 the removal of trade barriers 贸易壁垒的消除 to overcome/break down barriers 克服/打破障碍 the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language) 语言隔阂（因语言不通而无法交流） - barrier to something
Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. 缺乏信心是阻碍成功的心理因素。 The old laws created barriers to free trade. 旧法律成为自由贸易的障碍。 - barrier against something
The country has removed barriers against imports. 该国取消了进口壁垒。
Collocations International relationsInternational relations 国际关系 Trade 贸易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入贸易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 - support/promote free trade
支持／促进自由贸易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
执行强硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／实施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促进地区间合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促进／实现经济／政治一体化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
开始／继续／重启和平谈判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
达成／取得长期的政治协议 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
构成对全球安全的一大威胁 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
损害／危及／保护国家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困
Extra ExamplesThe world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers. 迪士尼的世界是一个没有年龄障碍的神奇体验。 Cost should not be a barrier to the use of legal services. 费用不应成为获得法律服务的障碍。 Lack of a common language was a formidable barrier to communication. 缺乏共同语言是沟通的巨大障碍。 There has been a gradual reduction in subsidies and trade barriers. 补贴和贸易壁垒已逐渐减少。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
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something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate 分界线；隔阂；障碍 The Yangtze River is a natural barrier to the north-east. 长江是东北面的一道天然屏障。 - barrier between A and B
There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. 在他的头脑中，现实与幻想之间没有真正的界线。 - barrier against something
The cream acts as a protective barrier against sun damage. 这种面霜可以起到防晒的作用。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- impassable
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a particular amount, level or number that it is difficult to get past 难以逾越的数量（或水平、数目）；关口 the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier 第一位收入超过 1 000 万美元大关的运动员
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a palisade or fortification defending an entrance): from Old French barriere, of unknown origin.