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
hurdle的第三人称单数和复数

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

The final hurdles have been removed.
最后的障碍已被排除了。
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。
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。
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。
CHINA'S Olympic champion Liu Xiang failed to start his110 metres hurdles first-round heat today.
今天中国奥运冠军刘翔在第一轮110米栏预赛中起跑失败。
This is Liu Xiang won the first memory hurdles champion.
这是刘翔记忆中获得的第一个跨栏冠军。
There are several hurdles to be got over in this project.
在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。
In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed.
刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。
Once, I had sailed over the hurdles.
我“漂”过了跨栏。
I do not have to leap over hurdles to be happy and content.
我没有必要非要跨越障碍才能感受到开心与自得。