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stumbling block

noun
🔊/ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɒk/
🔊/ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɑːk/
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  1. stumbling block (to something) | stumbling block (to doing something) something that causes problems and prevents you from achieving your aim障碍物；绊脚石
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    • Money could prove a stumbling block to the project.钱可能会是影响该项目的一个障碍。
    • The negotiations have hit a stumbling block over the price.谈判在价格问题上遇到了障碍。
    • The question of disarmament proved a major stumbling block to agreement.结果证明裁军问题是达成协议的主要障碍。
    • The peace process encountered another stumbling block in mid-June.和平进程在6月中旬再次遇到阻碍。
    synonym obstacle
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • key
    • main
    • …
    verb + stumbling block
    • be
    • prove
    • prove to be
    • …
    preposition
    • stumbling block to
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