obstruction 音标拼音: [əbstr'ʌkʃən]
n . 障碍,妨碍,闭塞
障碍,妨碍,闭塞
obstruction 遮断; 干扰; 障碍物
obstruction n 1 :
any structure that makes progress difficult [
synonym :
{
obstruction }, {
obstructor }, {
obstructer }, {
impediment },
{
impedimenta }]
2 :
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction [
synonym : {
obstruction }, {
blockage }]
3 :
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted ; "
lack of imagination is an obstacle to one '
s advancement "; "
the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education "; "
the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan " [
synonym : {
obstacle },
{
obstruction }]
4 :
the act of obstructing ; "
obstruction of justice "
5 :
getting in someone '
s way Obstruction \
Ob *
struc "
tion \,
n . [
L .
obstructio .]
1 .
The act of obstructing ,
or state of being obstructed .
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2 .
That which obstructs or impedes ;
an obstacle ;
an impediment ;
a hindrance .
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A popular assembly free from obstruction . --
Swift .
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3 .
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course ;
the arrest of the vital functions ;
death . [
Poetic ]
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To die ,
and go we know not where ,
To lie in cold obstruction ,
and to rot . --
Shak .
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Syn : {
Obstacle };
bar ;
barrier ;
impediment ;
clog ;
check ;
hindrance .
Usage : {
Obstruction }, {
Obstacle }.
The difference between these words is that indicated by their etymology ;
an obstacle is something standing in the way ;
an obstruction is something put in the way .
Obstacle implies more fixedness and is the stronger word .
We remove obstructions ;
we surmount obstacles .
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Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune .
--
Collier .
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The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way . --
Clarendon .
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147 Moby Thesaurus words for "
obstruction ":
afterthought ,
arrest ,
arrestation ,
arrestment ,
bar ,
barrier ,
bind ,
blank wall ,
blind alley ,
blind gut ,
block ,
blockade ,
blockage ,
blocking ,
bottleneck ,
bureaucratic delay ,
catch ,
cecum ,
cessation ,
check ,
checking ,
choking ,
choking off ,
clog ,
clogging ,
closing up ,
closure ,
congestion ,
constipation ,
constraint ,
constriction ,
cordon ,
costiveness ,
cramp ,
cul -
de -
sac ,
curtain ,
dead end ,
deceleration ,
delay ,
delayage ,
delayed reaction ,
detainment ,
detention ,
determent ,
deterrent ,
difficulty ,
double take ,
drag ,
dragging ,
drawback ,
ease -
off ,
ease -
up ,
embolism ,
embolus ,
fixation ,
flagging ,
foot -
dragging ,
forbiddance ,
forbidding ,
gorge ,
halt ,
halting ,
hamper ,
hampering ,
hang -
up ,
hazard ,
hindering ,
hindrance ,
hitch ,
holdback ,
holdup ,
hurdle ,
impasse ,
impediment ,
impeding ,
infarct ,
infarction ,
inhibition ,
interference ,
interim ,
interruption ,
jam ,
joker ,
lag ,
lagging ,
let ,
letdown ,
letup ,
limitation ,
limiting ,
logjam ,
minus acceleration ,
moratorium ,
mountain ,
negativism ,
nuisance value ,
objection ,
obstacle ,
obstipation ,
obstructionism ,
obstructive ,
occlusion ,
one small difficulty ,
opposition ,
paperasserie ,
pause ,
proscription ,
red tape ,
red -
tapeism ,
red -
tapery ,
repression ,
reprieve ,
resistance ,
respite ,
restraint ,
restriction ,
retardance ,
retardation ,
retardment ,
rub ,
sealing off ,
setback ,
slack -
up ,
slackening ,
slow -
up ,
slowdown ,
slowing ,
slowing down ,
slowness ,
slowup ,
snag ,
squeeze ,
stay ,
stay of execution ,
stop ,
stoppage ,
stopping ,
stranglehold ,
strangulation ,
stricture ,
stumbling block ,
stumbling stone ,
suppression ,
suspension ,
tie -
up ,
time lag ,
wait
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