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bar·relBrE /ˈbærəl/NAmE /ˈbærəl/ nouna large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides 桶◆a beer/wine barrel 啤酒桶；葡萄酒桶the contents of or the amount contained in a barrel; a unit of measurement in the oil industry equal to between 120 and 159 litres 一桶（的量）；桶（石油计量单位，相当于 120 到 159 升）◆They got through two barrels of beer. 他们喝了两桶啤酒。◆Oil prices fell to $9 a barrel. 石油价格降到了每桶 9 美元。the part of a gun like a tube through which the bullets are fired 枪管 ●a barrel of ˈlaughs(informal, often ironic) very amusing; a lot of fun 很有趣；开心；快乐◆Life hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs lately. 最近生活并不十分令人开心。●(get/have sb) over a barrel(informal) (to put/have sb) in a situation in which they must accept or do what you want （使某人）听从摆布，处于被动地位◆They've got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money. 他们让我们别无选择。我们要么答应他们的条件，要么损失这笔钱。●ˌlock, stock and ˈbarrelincluding everything 全部；所有◆He sold the business lock, stock and barrel. 他把生意全盘卖掉了。●scrape (the bottom of) the ˈbarrel(disapproving) to have to use whatever things or people you can get, because there is not much choice available （因别无选择）将就，凑合●be like shooting ˌfish in a ˈbarrel(informal) used to emphasize how easy it is to do sth 易如反掌；探囊取物；手到擒来◆What do you mean you can't do it? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel! 你说干不了是什么意思？这不是小事一桩嘛！ bar·relBrE /ˈbærəl/NAmE /ˈbærəl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they barrel BrE /ˈbærəl/ NAmE /ˈbærəl/present simple - he / she / it barrels BrE /ˈbærəlz/ NAmE /ˈbærəlz/past simple barrelled BrE /ˈbærəld/ NAmE /ˈbærəld/past participle barrelled BrE /ˈbærəld/ NAmE /ˈbærəld/past simple (NAmE) barreled BrE /ˈbærəld/ NAmE /ˈbærəld/past participle (NAmE) barreled BrE /ˈbærəld/ NAmE /ˈbærəld/ -ing form barrelling BrE /ˈbærəlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbærəlɪŋ/ -ing form (NAmE) barreling BrE /ˈbærəlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbærəlɪŋ/ [I] + adv./prep. (NAmE, informal) to move very fast in a particular direction, especially in a way that you cannot control （无法控制地）高速行进，飞驰◆He came barreling down the hill and smashed into a phone booth. 他沿山坡飞驰下来，撞进了一个电话亭。 |