speed bump
US /ˈspiːd bʌmp/
UK /ˈspiːd bʌmp/
1.
减速带, 减速坡
a raised area across a road that is intended to make vehicles drive more slowly
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Slow down, there's a speed bump ahead.
减速，前面有减速带。
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The car scraped the bottom on the large speed bump.
汽车在大减速带上刮到底了。
2.
障碍, 困难
an obstacle or difficulty that slows down progress
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The new regulations are a major speed bump for our project.
新规定是我们项目的一个主要障碍。
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We hit a few speed bumps, but we're still on track.
我们遇到了一些障碍，但我们仍在正轨上。