Hurdle

(noun.) a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races.

(noun.) an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; 'the last hurdle before graduation'.

(verb.) jump a hurdle.

科迪莉亚整理

• In the views of hurdle-leaping, the simulation was still more admirable, even to the motion of the tail as the animal gathered for the jump, the raising of his head, all were there. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• May not this constant dodging or hurdling of statutes be a sign that there is something the matter with the statutes? 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

整理:米歇尔