单词 | hurdle |
释义 | hurdle n. & v. --n   1. Athletics a each of a series of light frames to be cleared by athletes in a race. b (in pl.) a hurdle-race.   2. an obstacle or difficulty.   3. a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withes or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence etc.   4. hist. a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution. --v   1. Athletics a intr. run in a hurdle-race. b tr. clear (a hurdle).   2. tr. fence off etc. with hurdles.   3. tr. overcome (a difficulty). Etymology: OE hyrdel f. Gmc |
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