obstacle
【障碍、障碍物 或 阻碍】
obstacle 是一个名词,表示 障碍、障碍物 或 阻碍,指任何妨碍或限制前进、发展的事物或情况。它可以是物理上的障碍,也可以是抽象的、如情感、思想或社会等方面的阻力。
1. 含义
(1) 障碍、阻碍物(Physical obstacle)
指实际存在的物体或障碍,阻止或妨碍通行或进展。
- The fallen tree was an obstacle on the road.
(倒下的树木是道路上的障碍。) - He had to overcome several obstacles before reaching his destination.
(他在到达目的地之前必须克服几个障碍。)
(2) 障碍、困难、阻力(Figurative obstacle)
指抽象意义上的障碍,通常指思想、情感、社会或工作上的挑战和阻力。
- Lack of funding is a major obstacle to the project’s success.
(资金短缺是项目成功的主要障碍。) - Fear of failure can be a big obstacle to personal growth.
(对失败的恐惧可能是个人成长的巨大障碍。)
2. 常见短语
- overcome an obstacle —— 克服障碍
- She worked hard to overcome the obstacles in her career.
(她努力克服职业生涯中的障碍。)
- She worked hard to overcome the obstacles in her career.
- face obstacles —— 面临障碍
- He faced many obstacles before he became successful.
(他在成功之前面临了许多障碍。)
- He faced many obstacles before he became successful.
- remove obstacles —— 移除障碍
- The government is working to remove obstacles to economic growth.
(政府正在努力消除经济增长的障碍。)
- The government is working to remove obstacles to economic growth.
3. 相关词汇对比
词汇 | 词性 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|---|
obstacle | 名词 | 障碍、阻碍 | Lack of experience is an obstacle to success.(缺乏经验是成功的障碍。) |
barrier | 名词 | 屏障、障碍 | Language can be a barrier to communication.(语言可能是沟通的障碍。) |
hurdle | 名词 | 障碍、难题(通常指在某个过程中需要跨越的具体障碍) | The team overcame many hurdles to win the championship.(该队克服了许多障碍赢得了冠军。) |
impediment | 名词 | 妨碍、阻碍(通常指对进展或发展的妨碍) | He had a speech impediment as a child.(他小时候有语言障碍。) |
4. 总结
- obstacle 强调 妨碍进展的障碍,可以是物理上的,也可以是抽象的。
- 它用于描述任何阻止或限制某种进展、活动、目标达成的事物。
- 与 barrier、hurdle、impediment 的区别:
- barrier 通常指更大的、可能需要完全移除或跨越的障碍。
- hurdle 强调的是具体的、可跨越的障碍,通常用在比赛或过程中。
- impediment 更常用于描述对发展、行动或讲话等的阻碍,尤其在正式语境中。