roadblock

noun

/ˈrəʊdblɒk/

/ˈrəʊdblɑːk/

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a barrier put across the road by the police or army so that they can stop and search vehicles
- The police set up a roadblock on the bridge.
Extra Examples
- Police have set up a roadblock on the road to London.
- The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.
- They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.
Topics Law and justicec2, Transport by car or lorryc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- army
- military
- police
- …
verb + roadblock
- set up
- remove
preposition
- at a/the roadblock
- through a/the roadblock
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(North American English) something that stops a plan from going ahead
- This bill would create a roadblock for women.
- The project faces legal roadblocks.
Extra Examples
- I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.
- No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.
- The company hit its first roadblock last year.
- The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.
- self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- major
- potential
- …
verb + roadblock
- remove
- encounter
- hit
- …
preposition
- up against a roadblock
- roadblock in
- roadblock to
- …
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单词	roadblock
释义	roadblock noun /ˈrəʊdblɒk/ /ˈrəʊdblɑːk/ jump to other results a barrier put across the road by the police or army so that they can stop and search vehicles The police set up a roadblock on the bridge. Extra Examples Police have set up a roadblock on the road to London. The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph. They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city. Topics Law and justicec2, Transport by car or lorryc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective army military police … verb + roadblock set up remove preposition at a/the roadblock through a/the roadblock See full entry (North American English) something that stops a plan from going ahead This bill would create a roadblock for women. The project faces legal roadblocks. Extra Examples I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work. No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock. The company hit its first roadblock last year. The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks. self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big major potential … verb + roadblock remove encounter hit … preposition up against a roadblock roadblock in roadblock to … See full entry
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