Barrier

Definition

barrier /'bæriǝ(r)/ n ၁။ အတားအဆီး။ The crowd were kept behind barriers. ❍ Show your ticket at the barrier. ၂။ (က) ~ (to/against sth) အဟန္႔အတား။ ဆူးေျငာင့္ခလုတ္။ Poor health may be a barrier to success. ❍ trade barriers. (ခ) ~ (between sb and sb) အဟန္႔အတား။ အတားအဆီး။ barriers of race and religion ❍ the language barrier ❍ There is an ideological barrier between us. See also SOUND BARRIER

Examples

1. Fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the pitch.
2. The river is the last barrier between the rebel army and the city.
3. These regulations would place barriers in the way of genetic research.
4. [barrier to] : Disability need not be a barrier to a successful career.
5. High levels of debt are a major barrier to economic development.
6. Language differences did not appear to be a barrier.
7. Cultural barriers
8. [break down barriers] : We’re trying to break down barriers between young people from both communities.
9. [go through/break a barrier] : The day the stock market broke the 10
10. 000 barrier
11. The figure for inflation could go through the 5 per cent barrier.