hurdle
- IPA[ˈhəːdl]
英式
- one of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump；a hurdle race
- take part in a hurdle race；jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running
verb: hurdle, 3rd person present: hurdles, gerund or present participle: hurdling, past tense: hurdled, past participle: hurdled
noun: hurdle, plural noun: hurdles
- 釋義
- 相關詞
- 片語
名詞
- 1. one of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump a hurdle race
- ▪ a hurdle race the 100 m hurdles
- 2. a problem or difficulty that must be overcome many would like to emigrate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles 同義詞
- 3. British a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence. 同義詞
- ▪ a horse race over a series of hurdles a handicap hurdle
- ▪ historical a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution.
動詞
- 1. take part in a hurdle race this gelding hurdled fluently
- ▪ jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running all 450 runners had hurdled the barriers
- 2. enclose or fence off with hurdles a maze of individual hurdled pens
- meet with failure at a very early stage of an undertaking
Oxford American Dictionary
- meet with failure at a very early stage of an undertaking
Oxford Dictionary
- a race in which runners jump over hurdles 107 cm (42 inches) high.
Oxford Dictionary
- a race in which runners jump over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈhərd(ə)l]
美式
- one of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump: a hurdle race
- take part in a race that involves jumping hurdles: this gelding hurdled fluently
Oxford American Dictionary
