1. | 屏障；障碍物an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another |
The crowd had to stand behind barriers. 人群只好站在障碍物后面。 | |
Show your ticket at the barrier. 请在验票处出示车票。 |
2. | 障碍；阻力；关卡a problem, rule or situation that prevents sb from doing sth, or that makes sth impossible |
the removal of trade barriers 贸易壁垒的消除 | |
Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. 缺乏信心是阻碍成功的心理因素。 |
3. | 分界线；隔阂；障碍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. 长江是东北面的一道天然屏障。 | |
the language barrier(= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language) 语言隔阂（因语言不通而无法交流） | |
There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. 在他的头脑中，现实与幻想之间没有真正的界线。 | |
Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultra-violet radiation. 臭氧是地球防止紫外线辐射的屏障。 |
4. | 难以逾越的数量（或水平、数目）；关口a particular amount, level or number that it is difficult to get past |
the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier 第一位收入超过 1 000 万元大关的运动员 |
