a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something 障礙；阻礙；絆腳石 So far, we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path. 到目前爲止，我們已設法排除了前進道路上的一切人爲障礙。 - obstacle to doing something
A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job. 學歷不足可能成爲謀職的主要障礙。 - obstacle to somebody doing something
The MP claims that there is now no obstacle to him standing at the next general election. 這位議員聲稱，他參加下一次大選現在沒有任何障礙。 - obstacle to something
The huge distances involved have proved an obstacle to communication between villages. 遙遠的距離成爲鄉村之間通訊的一個障礙。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle. 缺乏資金已經成爲一個幾乎無法逾越的障礙。 The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle. 工會的態度是一個嚴重障礙。 The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement. 釋放戰俘問題仍然是和談道路上的一個障礙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- obstacle for
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- an obstacle in the path (of somebody/something)
- an obstacle in the way (of somebody/something)
an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward 障礙物；絆腳石 The area was full of streams and bogs and other natural obstacles. 此地遍布小溪、泥潭和其他天然障礙。 He managed with difficulty to negotiate the obstacles strewn across the floor. 他費了好大勁才越過散落在地板上的障礙物。
(in showjumping 障礙賽馬 a fence, etc. for a horse to jump over 障礙栅欄；障礙 This huge open ditch forms the biggest obstacle on the course. 這條巨大的明溝成爲途中最大的障礙。
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin obstaculum, from obstare ‘impede’, from ob- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’.