单词 | hurdle |
释义 | Word Frequency hurdle(ˈhɜːdəl) noun 1. a. athletics one of a number of light barriers over which runners leap in certain events b. a low barrier used in certain horse races 2. an obstacle to be overcome 3. a light framework of interlaced osiers, wattle, etc, used as a temporary fence 4. British a sledge on which criminals were dragged to their executions verb 5. to jump (a hurdle, etc), as in racing 6. (transitive) to surround with hurdles 7. (transitive) to overcome Derived forms hurdler (ˈhurdler) noun Word origin Old English hyrdel; related to Gothic haurds door, Old Norse hurth door, Old High German hurd, Latin crātis, Greek kurtos basket |
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