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

• 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。
• Mr spayne said the lack of pension deficit issues at weetabix would have removed a stumbling block.
  斯佩恩表示，维他麦不存在退休金赤字问题，这就移除了一块绊脚石。
• 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。
• 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 basic stumbling block to global peace rests with the self-serving ambitions of many nations.
  全世界和平的基本障碍物在于许多国家谋私利的野心。
• The proposal would pose a stumbling block to normalization of relations between the two countries.
  这建议将为两国关系的正常化设下障碍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The biggest stumbling block to our grand plan is North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
  最大的绊脚石，我们的宏伟计划是朝鲜的核武器计划。