Corak penggunaan:
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.
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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.
Kesilapan biasa:
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'.
Maksud
difficulty that must be overcome
Kolokasi
overcome a hurdle
|face a hurdle
|major hurdle
|legal hurdle
|first hurdle
|significant hurdle
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
advantage (An advantage helps progress, while a hurdle makes progress more difficult.)
Tema
work
|goals
|problem-solving
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
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.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
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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.
Kesilapan biasa:
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'.
Maksud
race where runners jump hurdles
Kolokasi
run the hurdles
|110-meter hurdles
|400-meter hurdles
|train for the hurdles
|women's hurdles
Sinonim
hurdles race (More explicit phrase for the same event; used less often in everyday speech than simply 'the hurdles'.)
Antonim
sprint (A sprint is a short running race with no barriers, contrasting with the hurdles race which has obstacles.)
Definisi
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'.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
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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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the race itself. The race is 'the hurdles' (event), while each object on the track is 'a hurdle'.
Maksud
barrier that runners jump over
Kolokasi
clear a hurdle
|knock over a hurdle
|set up the hurdles
|clip a hurdle
Sinonim
barrier (A general word for something that blocks the way; 'hurdle' is the specific type used in races.)
Antonim
opening (An opening allows free movement, while a hurdle physically blocks the way and must be jumped.)
Definisi
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.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
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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.
Kesilapan biasa:
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.
Maksud
jump over something while moving
Kolokasi
hurdle a fence
|hurdle a barrier
|hurdle the last hurdle
|hurdle the wall
Sinonim
leap over (Very close in meaning; slightly more informal and vivid, and not especially linked to sports.)
Antonim
crash into (To crash into something is to hit it instead of successfully jumping over it.)
Tema
sports
|movement
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To jump over something while you are running or moving.
To jump over something, especially while running or moving quickly.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
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.
Maksud
overcome a difficulty or obstacle
Kolokasi
hurdle a problem
|hurdle an obstacle
|hurdle legal barriers
Sinonim
overcome (The most common verb for dealing successfully with problems; 'hurdle' sounds more figurative and less frequent.)
Antonim
be defeated by (If you are defeated by a problem, you fail to solve it, which is the opposite of hurdling it.)
Tema
business
|goals
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To overcome a problem that is stopping you from making progress.
To successfully deal with and move past a difficulty or obstacle.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
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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.
Maksud
portable fence made of woven branches
Kolokasi
wicker hurdle
|wooden hurdle
|sheep hurdle
Sinonim
fence panel (A more general, modern term; does not suggest the traditional woven style of a hurdle.)
Antonim
gateway (A gateway allows entry and exit, while a hurdle blocks or encloses an area.)
Tema
agriculture
|history
|animals
|daily_life
Definisi
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.