barrier
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈbæriə(r)/
/ˈbæriər/
- 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。
- The 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- crash
- crush
- …
- build
- erect
- install
- …
- at a/the barrier
- behind a/the barrier
- through a/the barrier
- …
- The crowd had to stand behind barriers.
- (British English) 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。
- Scan your ticket at the barrier and it will automatically lift.
- 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 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
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
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
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
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
- The 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- formidable
- major
- …
- build
- create
- erect
- …
- barrier against
- barrier between
- barrier to
- …
- the removal of trade barriers
- 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。
- Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultraviolet radiation.
臭氧是地球防止紫外线辐射的屏障。 - The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.
这条山脉是分隔两国的天然屏障。 - They believe that music can cross any barriers.
他们相信音乐可以跨越任何障碍。 - There was a class barrier between the two families.
这两个家庭之间有阶级隔阂。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- impassable
- impenetrable
- natural
- …
- form
- barrier between
- The Yangtze River is a natural barrier to the north-east.
- 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
- the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier
词源late Middle English (denoting a palisade or fortification defending an entrance): from Old French barriere, of unknown origin.