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

• Access to credit is also a stumbling block for many poor citizens.
  无法获得信贷也是许多贫穷市民面临的一大障碍。
• It even becomes a stumbling block in enterprise revolution and restricts the competition and development of enterprise.
  成为了制约了企业改革的瓶颈，严重的制约着企业的竞争和发展。
• It's a good plan, but the opposition of the local people may be a stumbling block.
  这是一个好计划，不过当地人的反对可能成为一大障碍。
• 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。
• 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。
• This teaching is a stumbling block for two reasons.
  这个教导成为障碍，有两个理由。
• I take grammar as the biggest stumbling block in learning English.
  我把语法作为学习英语的最大困难。
• 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。
• Still, compensation is likely to be a stumbling block.
  但是薪酬问题可能会成为一个障碍。
• 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。