0 a long race in which horses or people have to jump over fences, bushes, etc., either across the countryside or, more usually, on a track -- 障碍赛马（或赛跑）；越野赛马（或赛跑）
For example, to secure a conviction when a journalist discloses information relating to security or intelligence, the prosecution must clear a steeplechase of hurdles.
That is a veritable steeplechase of hurdles, all of which the prosecution must clear before it can secure a conviction.
He has drawn the outside lane in the hereditary steeplechase.
I went round a steeplechase of five hospitals having various medical checks in order to obtain it.
It is a steeplechase with a great succession of "ifs," and we have not even cleared the first obstacle.
A man who rides a steeplechase is a sportsman.
They have three tracks, or rather will have—a steeplechase track, a hurdle track and a flat-racing track.
If the race is a steeplechase, it has taken him four months to reach the first jump.
