stumbling block

英 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɒk]

美 [ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɑːk]

n.  障碍物; 绊脚石

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 障碍物；绊脚石
  something that causes problems and prevents you from achieving your aim

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 障碍物;绊脚石
  Astumbling blockis a problem which stops you from achieving something.
  1. Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
     也许实现统一最大的绊脚石是驻扎在韩国的军队。

英英释义

noun

• any obstacle or impediment

双语例句

• I always suspected that Germany would turn out to be the stumbling block.
  我一直怀疑德国最终将成为绊脚石。
• Please don't move that stumbling block, but lead me, Lord, around it.
  请不要动那块绊脚石，上帝，指引我绕过去。
• Perhaps the biggest stumbling block to disarmament is the deterrent theory.
  也许裁军的最大障碍就是威慑理论。
• This argument has been a major stumbling block in my discussions with Chinese students and business people.
  这种观点成为我与中国学生和商人讨论的一个主要障碍。
• The issue could turn out to be a major stumbling block.
  这个问题可能成为一个主要绊脚石。
• The greatest stumbling block has turned out to be the question of financial assistance.
  暴露出来的最大障碍是资助问题。
• This action of the U.S. Government has added a new stumbling block in the way of the development of Sino-U.S. relations and settlement of the Taiwan question.
  美国政府的这一行动，给中美关系的发展和台湾问题的解决增加了新的障碍和阻力。
• The issue of hierarchy is also a big stumbling block in many negotiations.
  层级问题也是许多谈判中的一大绊脚石。
• There's only one stumbling block: your mother.
  只有一个障碍你母亲。
• It has become a stumbling block to the progress of human civilization.
  它已成为人类文化发展的绊脚石。