barrel
/ˈbærəl/
n.
一句话记住
桶;一桶之量;枪管;炮管
释义与例句
n.
桶;一桶之量
a large round container with flat ends, or the amount that it contains
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The wine is matured in oak barrels.
这种葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿。
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Oil prices rose above ninety dollars a barrel.
油价涨到了每桶九十美元以上。
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They installed a barrel to collect rainwater.
他们安装了一个桶来收集雨水。
n.
枪管;炮管
the long metal tube of a gun, through which a bullet or shell travels
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The bullet travels through the barrel at high speed.
子弹高速穿过枪管。
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He cleaned the barrel of his rifle.
他清理了步枪的枪管。
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The tank's barrel pointed towards the hill.
坦克的炮管指向那座小山。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
a barrel of oil 可指“一桶石油”,油价报道中 dollars a barrel 指“每桶多少美元”。
词族与关联词
同义词
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cask 木桶;酒桶cask 通常指盛装酒类的木桶,强调酿造和储存;barrel 可指木桶、塑料桶或金属桶,也常作石油的计量单位。The distillery stores whisky in wooden casks. 这家酿酒厂把威士忌存放在木桶中。
常见搭配
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a barrel of oil 一桶石油The refinery processes thousands of barrels of oil each day. 这家炼油厂每天加工数千桶石油。
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oak barrel 橡木桶The oak barrel gives the spirit a richer flavour. 橡木桶赋予这种烈酒更醇厚的风味。
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gun barrel 枪管A damaged gun barrel can affect accuracy. 受损的枪管会影响射击精度。