barrier
US: /ˈbæɹiɝ/, /ˈbɛɹiɝ/
UK: /bˈæɹɪɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
barrier /bæriə/- ngoại động từ
- đặt vật chướng ngại (để chặn, phòng thủ)
- đặt vật chướng ngại (để chặn, phòng thủ)
- ngoại động từ
- chắn ngang
- to barrier in
- chắn lại không cho ra
- to barrier out
- chắn không cho ra
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another: The crowd had to stand behind barriers. + Show your ticket at the barrier. + The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames.
see also CRASH BARRIER
2 ~ (to sth) a problem, rule or situation that prevents sb from doing sth, or that makes sth impossible: the removal of trade barriers + Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. + Cost should not be a barrier to the use of legal services. + The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers.
3 ~ (between A and B)
~ (against sth) something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate: The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east. + There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. + Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultra-violet radiation. + the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language)
4 a particular amount, level or number which it is difficult to get past: the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 bar, fence, railing, wall; ditch, ha-ha:
A barrier was erected at each end of the street. This barrier will keep the dingoes from killing the sheep.
2 obstacle, bar, obstruction, block, impediment, hindrance:
Neither race, nor creed, nor colour shall be a barrier to success.
3 boundary, boundary-line, limit, frontier:
No mountain barrier lay between France and Flanders.
Collocation
1 fence/gate
ADJ.
physical | crash, crush, flood, police, protective, security, ticket | sound
(figurative) the first plane to break the sound barrier
VERB + BARRIER
build, erect, install | break through
The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch.
PREP.
at a/the ~
Please show your ticket at the barrier.
| behind a/the ~
The police waited behind the barriers.
| through a/the ~
There was a slow trickle of people through the barriers.
2 thing that causes problems
ADJ.
effective, formidable, major | class, cultural, language, racial, trade
VERB + BARRIER
build, create, erect, put up, set up
The old laws created barriers to free trade.
| break down, lift, lower, reduce, remove | cross
They believe that sport can cross any barriers.
| be faced with, encounter, face | overcome, transcend
PREP.
~ against
The country has set up barriers against imports.
| ~ between
a class barrier between the two families
| ~ to
a formidable barrier to communication
3 physical object that prevents sb/sth passing
ADJ.
impassable, impenetrable | natural
VERB + BARRIER
form
PREP.
~ between
The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.
Concise dictionary
barriers'bærɪənoun
+a structure or object that impedes free movement
+any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
+anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
