Definition

1. Noun:

   • Hurdle race: An athletic track and field event in which competitors run at speed towards the finish line while jumping over a series of obstacles called hurdles.

2. Verb phrase:

   • To hurdle / to jump over a hurdle: The action of participating in a hurdle race or the specific act of clearing a hurdle during such a race.
   • To jump the fence (literal): The literal meaning of the component words, referring to the physical act of leaping over a fence or barrier.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy rất giỏi môn nhảy rào. (He is very good at the hurdle race.)
  • Nhảy rào là một nội dung thi đấu khó. (The hurdle race is a difficult competition event.)

• Verb phrase:

  • Vận động viên phải nhảy rào một cách khéo léo. (The athlete must hurdle skillfully.)
  • Con chó nhảy rào vào vườn nhà hàng xóm. (The dog jumped the fence into the neighbor's garden.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe overcoming obstacles or bypassing rules in a non-athletic context, though this is less common than the literal sporting meaning.

Variants and Related Words

• Vận động viên nhảy rào (n): A hurdler; an athlete who competes in hurdle races.

  • Cô ấy là vận động viên nhảy rào số một thế giới. (She is the world's number one hurdler.)

• Chạy vượt rào (v): A less common variant meaning to run and jump over hurdles.

Synonyms

• Hurdling: The sport or action of running and jumping over hurdles.
• Hurdle race: The competitive event.

Related Idioms

• While not a formal idiom, the phrase "nhảy rào" can colloquially imply taking a shortcut or circumventing standard procedures, similar to the English "jumping through hoops" or "cutting corners."

1. Hurdle-race
   • vận động viên nhảy rào
     A hurdler