hurdle(障碍n.)

1)搭配

  major/big/first+hurdle: The first big hurdle in putting your car on the road is getting insurance.

  clear/overcome/jump over+hurdle: You have already overcome the first major hurdle by paassing the entrance exam.

  fall at+hurdle: The plan fell at the first hurdle.

2) To get admitted to US colleges, Chinese students have to clear a difficult hurdle: TOEFL, an English language proficiency test.(中国学生申请赴美留学面临的一大障碍是托福考试)

3)例子:Forgetting is a major hurdle in learning English.(遗忘是学习英语的一大障碍)

    场景:学英语

4)takeways: dust(n.灰尘；v.擦去灰尘)；hurdle(n.障碍；v.跨越障碍)