hurdle

障害、難関

成功するために解決したり乗り越えたりしなければならない問題。

やさしい英語で： A problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can succeed.

• Money is our biggest hurdle.
• They overcame several legal hurdles.
• Getting permission was the final hurdle before construction.

類義語： obstacle, barrier, difficulty

よく使う表現： overcome a hurdle, major hurdle, financial hurdle

ハードル

競走中に走者や馬が跳び越える低い柵。

やさしい英語で： A low barrier that runners or horses jump over in a race.

• She jumped over the hurdle.
• He knocked down two hurdles during the race.
• The horse cleared the final hurdle easily.

類義語： barrier

よく使う表現： jump a hurdle, clear a hurdle, first hurdle

障害、障壁

行く手をふさいだり、行動を難しくしたりするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that blocks your way or makes an action difficult.

• The fence was another hurdle in our path.
• Fear can become a hurdle to learning.
• They cleared every hurdle between them and their goal.

類義語： obstacle, barrier

よく使う表現： physical hurdle, unexpected hurdle, clear a hurdle

飛び越える

たいてい走りながら、何かの上を跳んで越える。

やさしい英語で： To jump over something, usually while running.

• She hurdled the fence.
• The runners hurdle each barrier without slowing down.
• Can you hurdle that fallen tree?

類義語： jump over, leap over

よく使う表現： hurdle a fence, hurdle a barrier

乗り越える、克服する

問題や困難をうまく乗り越える。

やさしい英語で： To successfully get past a problem or difficulty.

• We must hurdle this problem first.
• The team hurdled several financial obstacles.
• Can they hurdle the remaining legal barriers?

類義語： overcome, surmount, clear

よく使う表現： hurdle an obstacle, hurdle a problem, hurdle a barrier