hurdle

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n. 障碍, 跳栏, 临时活动篱笆 vt. 用篱笆围, 越过, 克服

发音

UK /ˈhɜːdl̩/
US /ˈhɝd(ə)l/

词形变化

hurdles 复数 hurdles 三单 hurdling 现在分词 hurdled 过去式 hurdled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

    跨栏

    动物学 体育

    He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.

  2. 2.

    An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.

    障碍

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.

  4. 4.

    A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.

    英国 历史

    Behind flock'd wrangling up a piteous crew, / Greeted of none, disfeatur'd and forlorn— / Cowards, who were in sloughs interr'd alive: / And round them still the wattled hurdles hung / Wherewith they stamp'd them down, and trod them deep, / To hide their shameful memory from men.

  5. 5.

    A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.

    游戏
  6. 1.

    Misspelling of hurtle.

v.
  1. 1.

    To jump over something while running.

    He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.

  2. 2.

    To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).

  3. 3.

    To overcome an obstacle.

  4. 4.

    To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.

  5. 5.

    To jump over another piece without capturing it.

    游戏
  6. 1.

    Misspelling of hurtle.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

vault

上位词 5

jump jumping barrier obstacle obstruction
动词

上位词 2

vault overleap

相关短语

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词源

] From Middle English hurdel, hirdel, herdel, hyrdel, from Old English hyrdel (“frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier”), diminutive of *hyrd, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Pre-Germanic *kr̥h₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₂-. Cognate with Dutch horde, German Hürde.

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