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{
"term": "barrier",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
},
{
"text": "Concrete barriers were erected around the site."
},
{
"text": "The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch."
},
{
"text": "The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames."
},
{
"text": "The police waited behind the barriers."
},
{
"text": "Sightseers watched from the other side of the security barriers."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["physical", "crash", "crush"],
"verb + barrier": ["build", "erect", "install"],
"preposition": [
"at a/the barrier",
"behind a/the barrier",
"through a/the barrier"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a gate at a car park or railway station that controls when you may go through by being raised or lowered",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Scan your ticket at the barrier and it will automatically lift."
},
{
"text": "There was a slow trickle of people through the barriers."
},
{
"text": "She got her luggage stuck in the automatic barrier."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something, or that makes something impossible",
"sensetop": "barrier to somethingbarrier against something",
"labels": "(US English)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the removal of **trade barriers**"
},
{
"text": "to overcome/break down barriers"
},
{
"text": "the **language barrier** *(= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language)*"
},
{
"text": "Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success.",
"contextForm": "barrier to something"
},
{
"text": "The old laws created barriers to free trade."
},
{
"text": "The country has removed barriers against imports.",
"contextForm": "barrier against something"
},
{
"text": "The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers."
},
{
"text": "Cost should not be a barrier to the use of legal services."
},
{
"text": "Lack of a common language was a formidable barrier to communication."
},
{
"text": "There has been a gradual reduction in subsidies and trade barriers."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "formidable", "major"],
"verb + barrier": ["build", "create", "erect"],
"preposition": ["barrier against", "barrier between", "barrier to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate",
"sensetop": "barrier between A and Bbarrier against something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Yangtze River is a natural barrier to the north-east."
},
{
"text": "There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind.",
"contextForm": "barrier between A and B"
},
{
"text": "The cream acts as a **protective barrier** against sun damage.",
"contextForm": "barrier against something"
},
{
"text": "Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultraviolet radiation."
},
{
"text": "The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries."
},
{
"text": "They believe that music can cross any barriers."
},
{
"text": "There was a class barrier between the two families."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["impassable", "impenetrable", "natural"],
"verb + barrier": ["form"],
"preposition": ["barrier between"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a particular amount, level or number that it is difficult to get past",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the first player whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbæriə(r)/",
"audio": "ba/barrier/barrier__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbæriər/",
"audio": "ba/barrier/barrier__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a palisade or fortification defending an entrance): from Old French barriere, of unknown origin."
}