单词 | stumbling block |
释义 | stumbling blockˈstumbling ˌblock noun [countableC] a problem or difficulty that stops you from achieving something 障碍物,绊脚石 stumbling block to The main stumbling block to starting new research is that we lack qualified people. 开始新研究的主要障碍是我们缺少合格的人员。 Examples from the Corpus stumbling block• It is still foolishness and a stumbling block.• They needed the scrupulous professional integrity which nearly proved such a stumbling block to them in this case.• Only rarely is the lack of sufficient minimum capability a real stumbling block to change.• In the autumn of 1987, Conran ran into a potentially more serious stumbling block to his plans.• The stumbling block is a case challenging the constitutionality of the new law. |
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