hurdle
gb/hˈɚdəl/ us/hˈɚdəl/
B1
英語
~ 9100
akadály, gátfutás, gát, átugrik, leküzd, fonott kerítéselem
名詞
B2
1
akadály
A2
用法パターン：
to face/overcome [a hurdle] to [do something]
The biggest hurdle to starting my own business is the cost.
A saját vállalkozásom elindításában a költségek jelentik a legnagyobb akadályt.
Language was a major hurdle during his first year abroad.
A nyelv komoly akadályt jelentett az első külföldön töltött évében.
Once we clear this last legal hurdle, construction can begin.
Finding childcare is often a significant hurdle for working parents.
学習者向け例文
Money is a big hurdle for many students.
A pénz sok diák számára nagy akadályt jelent.
I had to overcome many hurdles to get this job.
Sok akadályt kellett leküzdenem, hogy megkapjam ezt az állást.
The test was a hurdle I needed to pass.
Fear was the main hurdle for her.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes think 'hurdle' is only used for sports. In everyday English, it is very common as a metaphor for any kind of problem (for example, 'a legal hurdle', 'a language hurdle'). It is also countable, so you say 'a hurdle', 'many hurdles', not just 'hurdle'.
意味
difficulty that must be overcome
コロケーション
overcome a hurdle
|face a hurdle
|major hurdle
|legal hurdle
|first hurdle
|significant hurdle
類義語
obstacle (Very close in meaning; slightly more general and more common in both formal and informal use.)
|
barrier (Emphasizes something that blocks progress; can sound a bit more formal or technical in some contexts.)
対義語
advantage (An advantage helps progress, while a hurdle makes progress more difficult.)
テーマ
work
|goals
|problem-solving
|education
|core_vocabulary
定義
A problem or difficulty you must solve before you can do what you want.
A problem, difficulty, or limiting factor that must be dealt with before something can be achieved.
名詞
B1
2
gátfutás
B1
用法パターン：
to run [the hurdles]
She won gold in the 100-meter hurdles.
Aranyérmet nyert a 100 méteres gátfutásban.
He switched from the hurdles to the long jump last year.
Tavaly gátfutásról távolugrásra váltott.
The school is looking for a new coach for the hurdles.
学習者向け例文
She runs the 400-meter hurdles.
400 méteres gátfutásban indul.
I want to try the hurdles next season.
Jövő szezonban szeretném kipróbálni a gátfutást.
He trains every day for the hurdles.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes say 'He runs in the hurdle' for the event. For the race, English speakers normally say 'the hurdles' in the plural, as in 'She runs the hurdles' or 'He competes in the 110-meter hurdles'.
意味
race where runners jump hurdles
コロケーション
run the hurdles
|110-meter hurdles
|400-meter hurdles
|train for the hurdles
|women's hurdles
類義語
hurdles race (More explicit phrase for the same event; used less often in everyday speech than simply 'the hurdles'.)
対義語
sprint (A sprint is a short running race with no barriers, contrasting with the hurdles race which has obstacles.)
テーマ
sports
|health
定義
A running race where people must jump over many low gates, usually called 'the hurdles'.
A race in which runners have to jump over a line of barriers at set distances along the track, usually referred to in the plural as 'the hurdles'.
名詞
B1
3
gát
B1
用法パターン：
to knock over/clear [a hurdle]
The runner hit the third hurdle and fell.
A futó nekiment a harmadik gátnak, és elesett.
Officials are setting up the hurdles on the track.
A versenybírók felállítják a gátakat a pályán.
Each lane has ten hurdles spaced evenly apart.
She cleared every hurdle without slowing down.
学習者向け例文
The runner jumps over the hurdle.
A futó átugorja a gátat.
They put the hurdles on the track.
Felállítják a gátakat a pályán.
He knocked down a hurdle in the race.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the race itself. The race is 'the hurdles' (event), while each object on the track is 'a hurdle'.
意味
barrier that runners jump over
コロケーション
clear a hurdle
|knock over a hurdle
|set up the hurdles
|clip a hurdle
類義語
barrier (A general word for something that blocks the way; 'hurdle' is the specific type used in races.)
対義語
opening (An opening allows free movement, while a hurdle physically blocks the way and must be jumped.)
テーマ
sports
|health
定義
A low, light gate on a track that runners must jump over in a race.
A light, movable frame or barrier on a running track that athletes have to jump over during a hurdles race.
動詞
B2
4
átugrik
A2
用法パターン：
to hurdle [a barrier/fence/hurdle]
The horse hurdled the fence with ease.
A ló könnyedén átugrotta a kerítést.
They hurdled the low wall and ran into the field.
Átugrották az alacsony falat, és berohantak a mezőre.
She hurdled the barrier and crossed the finish line first.
学習者向け例文
The dog hurdled the small fence.
A kutya átugrotta a kis kerítést.
He hurdled a box on the ground.
Átugrotta a földön lévő dobozt.
The boy hurdled the gate and ran home.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes say 'hurdle over the fence'. Native speakers more often say 'hurdle the fence' because the idea of 'over' is already inside the verb, though 'hurdle over' is not wrong.
意味
jump over something while moving
コロケーション
hurdle a fence
|hurdle a barrier
|hurdle the last hurdle
|hurdle the wall
類義語
leap over (Very close in meaning; slightly more informal and vivid, and not especially linked to sports.)
対義語
crash into (To crash into something is to hit it instead of successfully jumping over it.)
テーマ
sports
|movement
|core_vocabulary
定義
To jump over something while you are running or moving.
To jump over something, especially while running or moving quickly.
動詞
B2
FORMAL
5
leküzd
B1
用法パターン：
to hurdle [a problem / an obstacle]
The company hurdled several financial problems last year.
A vállalat tavaly több pénzügyi problémát is leküzdött.
We still have to hurdle a few legal issues before the deal is final.
Még le kell küzdenünk néhány jogi akadályt, mielőtt véglegessé válik az üzlet.
With the new software, we can finally hurdle these security challenges.
学習者向け例文
The team hurdled many problems to win.
A csapat sok problémát leküzdött, hogy győzni tudjon.
She hurdled every difficulty and finished school.
Minden nehézséget leküzdött, és befejezte az iskolát.
We must hurdle this problem before we move on.
よくある間違い：
This use of 'hurdle' as a verb is less common than 'overcome', especially in speech. Learners may overuse it. In most contexts, 'overcome a problem' or 'get over a problem' sounds more natural.
意味
overcome a difficulty or obstacle
コロケーション
hurdle a problem
|hurdle an obstacle
|hurdle legal barriers
類義語
overcome (The most common verb for dealing successfully with problems; 'hurdle' sounds more figurative and less frequent.)
対義語
be defeated by (If you are defeated by a problem, you fail to solve it, which is the opposite of hurdling it.)
テーマ
business
|goals
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
定義
To overcome a problem that is stopping you from making progress.
To successfully deal with and move past a difficulty or obstacle.
名詞
C1
LITERARY
6
用法パターン：
to build/use [a hurdle] for [animals/crops]
Farmers once used wicker hurdles to pen their sheep.
A gazdák régen vesszőből font kerítéselemekkel tartották karámban a juhaikat.
The garden was divided by low wooden hurdles.
A kertet alacsony, fából készült kerítéselemek osztották részekre.
They stacked the drying grain on hurdles in the barn.
学習者向け例文
Old farmers used hurdles to keep animals in.
Régen a gazdák fonott kerítéselemekkel tartották bent az állatokat.
The field was closed by small wooden hurdles.
A mezőt kis fa kerítéselemek zárták le.
They built a hurdle from branches.
意味
portable fence made of woven branches
コロケーション
wicker hurdle
|wooden hurdle
|sheep hurdle
類義語
fence panel (A more general, modern term; does not suggest the traditional woven style of a hurdle.)
対義語
gateway (A gateway allows entry and exit, while a hurdle blocks or encloses an area.)
テーマ
agriculture
|history
|animals
|daily_life
定義
An old type of light fence, made from branches woven together, used on farms.
A portable panel of interwoven branches or wood used traditionally as a fence, pen, or support for drying crops or other materials.
文法
辞書形
hurdle
IPA
GB/hˈɚdəl/
US/hˈɚdəl/
音節・強勢
hurdle （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (hurdle)
活用形
Noun
- Base: hurdle
- Plural: hurdles
Verb
- Base: hurdle
- 3rd Person Singular: hurdles
- Present Participle: hurdling
- Past: hurdled
関連語
Forms
hurdles
noun
hurdling
verb
hurdled
verb
Core family
hurdler
noun
表現
clear a hurdle
1/klˈɪɹ ə hˈɚdəl/
fixed phrase
successfully pass a hurdle or difficulty
To jump over a hurdle in a race without touching it, or to successfully deal with a problem that stops progress.
例文
- She cleared every hurdle and finished first.
- We've cleared the last regulatory hurdle, so the product can launch next month.
- Once we clear this technical hurdle, development should speed up.
get over a hurdle
1/ɡˈɛt ˈoʊvɚ ə hˈɚdəl/
fixed phrase
successfully deal with a problem
To solve or move past a problem so that you can continue with what you want to do.
例文
- Once we got over that first hurdle, the rest of the project went smoothly.
- She's trying to get over the last hurdle before she can graduate.
- Finding a good supplier was the main hurdle we had to get over.
over the first hurdle
1/ˈoʊvɚ ðə fˈɚst hˈɚdəl/
idiom
past the first difficulty
To have finished the first difficult part of something so that you can continue.
例文
- Now that we've signed the contract, we're over the first hurdle.
- Getting the funding approved means we are finally over the first hurdle.
- Once you're over the first hurdle, the rest of the process is much easier.