The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region.那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.使用铁路运输线的人数在上升,这是个好兆头.Be...
...a small metal chessboard with magnetized playing pieces.配有磁性棋子的金属小棋盘In his passion, he tore the letter into pieces.在盛怒之下, 他把那封信撕得粉碎。She put the pieces of card in her pocket.她把那些硬纸片放进了口袋。Stern opinion pieces warn that ...
obstacle的近义词有：obstacle, barrier, obstruction, bar, hindrance。下面这些名词均含"障碍(物)"的含义：obstacle：指在达到目的或前进的过程中必须消除或绕过的障碍物，也指起阻碍作用等情况。barrier：常指临时的或者可能跨越的障碍。obstruction：常既指具体的障碍又可指抽象或喻意上的阻碍。bar：既可指阻止进出或通过的栅栏一类的障碍物，也可用于抽象意义障碍。hind...