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

We can help other investors over the initial hurdles of investing in new equity opportunities in Africa.
我们可以帮助其他投资者克服在非洲投资新的股本机会的初始障碍。
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。
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。
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。
He won the 400 metres hurdles.
他在400米跨栏赛中获胜。
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。
Once, I had sailed over the hurdles.
我“漂”过了跨栏。
Significant political hurdles must be overcome to make progress on these last two aims.
为了能在最后这两个目标上取得进展，我们必须克服重大的政治障碍。
There are still some hurdles we have to jump over.
我们还有一些障碍要去克服。
This is not inconsistent with agile development, but there are a few hurdles to overcome.
这与敏捷开发是不一致的，而且有一些困难需要克服。