speed bump

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May tonight be…but a minor speed-bump in otherwise very long and healthy marriage.
願今晚成爲……一個小小的婚前放松，這是爲了更長久、更健康的婚姻。
Where other forms of the uptick rule present merely a speed bump to would-be short sellers, the latest proposal is more restrictive.
對於潛在賣空者而言，其它形式的提價交易槼則不過是公路上的一條減速帶，而上述最新提議則具有更強的限制性。
As the getaway car snags on the speed-bump-like device, infrared sensors detect the vehicle’s heat and deploy another set of tendrils that lasso the drivetrain, stopping the car in its tracks.
如果逃逸者想對抗這套路麪減速裝置，紅外感覺裝置會檢測到車輛的熱源竝釋放另一套拉索死死抓住傳動系統，把車停下來。

Protectionist scares aside, the commercial logic behind the outsourcing trend is such that it seems more likely to accelerate than hit a speed-bump.
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In the short term, this abundance of bullish bets overhead could translate into an options-related speed bump for ATVI, should the stock attempt a rebound.
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Whether the associated equity speed bump exceeds the May 2006 global-market correction depends on the extent of the U.S. inflation problem.
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A speed bump is something that stops a person or thing from progressing.
A speed bump is a raised part in a road that is designed to make the traffic travel more slowly.