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BNC: 22512 COCA: 11361

roadblock

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
roadblock /ˈroʊdˌblɑːk/ noun
plural roadblocks
roadblock
/ˈroʊdˌblɑːk/
noun
plural roadblocks
Learner's definition of ROADBLOCK
[count]
: a place where police or military officers stop drivers especially in order to examine vehicles(警察或军队设置的)关卡,路障
US : something that stops progress障碍
BNC: 22512 COCA: 11361

roadblock

noun

road·​block ˈrōd-ˌbläk How to pronounce roadblock (audio)
1
a
: a barricade often with traps or mines for holding up an enemy at a point on a road covered by fire
b
: a road barricade set up especially by law enforcement officers
2
: an obstruction in a road
3
: something that blocks progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective
roadblock transitive verb

Example Sentences

That's the one roadblock to the plan. roadblocks on the path to success
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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of roadblock was in 1913
BNC: 22512 COCA: 11361
roadblock

noun¹

1barrier across a road路障ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROADBLOCK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEarmy, military, police軍用路障;警用路障VERB + ROADBLOCKset up設置路障Police set up a roadblock on the road to the capital.警察在通往首都的路上設置了路障。remove移除路障PREPOSITIONat a/the roadblock在路障處They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.他們離城時在路障處被截住了。through a/the roadblock穿過路障The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.卡車以 100 英里的時速駛過了路障。
roadblock

noun²

2 (NAmE) problem難題ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROADBLOCK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, major大的障礙Funding has been a major roadblock.資金成了主要的障礙。potential潛在的障礙The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.提議中的合併已經面臨着潛在的障礙。political政治障礙VERB + ROADBLOCKremove清除障礙encounter, hit遇到障礙The company hit its first roadblock last year.該公司去年遇到了第一個難題。face面對障礙create, put up, throw up形成障礙;設立障礙;匆忙設置障礙This bill would create a roadblock for women.這一法案會對婦女形成障礙。overcome克服障礙PREPOSITIONup against a roadblock遇到障礙No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.他們剛慶祝完勝利就遇到了一個新的障礙。roadblock in⋯方面的障礙I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.我的個人事業遇到了困難。roadblock to對⋯的障礙self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness適得其反的觀念及其他幸福之路上的障礙

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