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单词 roadblock
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roadblock
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrəʊd.blɒk/us
/ˈroʊd.blɑːk/
atemporarystructureputacrossaroadtostoptraffic:
路障
Policeput up/set up roadblocks on allroadsout of thetownin anefforttocatchthebombers.警察在所有出城的路上都设了路障，企图抓获放置炸弹的人。
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(Definition ofroadblockfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

roadblock| American Dictionary

roadblock
noun[C]
us
/ˈroʊdˌblɑk/
atemporarystructureputacrossaroadtostoptraffic,esp. totrytostopillegalactivity:
apoliceroadblock
fig.A roadblock can also be anything thatstopsprogress:
There have been several roadblocks in thepeaceprocess.
(Definition ofroadblockfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Neurocognitive dysfunction in dually-diagnosed patients: a potentialroadblockto motivating behavior change.
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His star would rise quickly during 2000 when he led massive roadblocks in the highlands that forced concessions on agrarian policy.
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It is aroadblockin the path of integrating the social and natural sciences, and weaning sociology and anthropology from its social constructivist traditions.
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Despite these many advances, automatic identification of semantic relationships in text remains the largestroadblockto agent exploitation of text.
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However, cultural competency efforts do not guarantee a moral climate, particularly in the face of systemic inequities and other roadblocks.
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Theroadblockis, thus, a suitable strategy to informally ' impeach ' unpopular policies or politicians and to secure negotiations for concrete claims.
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Theroadblockas a central form of protest perfectly fits the characteristics of contentious collective action described so far.
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Defaulters may be visited in their homes, or people may be required to show their tax receipts at roadblocks.
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Even after careful definition, archaeology faces a number of roadblocks peculiar to its data.
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Many are turned back at roadblocks, and entire villages are cut off from one another.
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Or, it may create artificial roadblocks in repatriation endeavours, particularly when there is economic and political capital to be extracted from the presence of refugees.
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Finally, it proved difficult to repeatedly mobilise the basis for massive roadblocks or levantamientos.
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For over 35 years, beliefs about the learnability of natural language have acted as roadblocks in the way of further development in linguistics.
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Beyond such theoretical roadblocks, other imperatives were in motion in the chemistry discipline that were to merit high priority.
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This wrangle is an essentially politicalroadblockand there are a number of ways around it.
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