barrel

/ˈbærəl/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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
  1. The wine is matured in oak barrels.
    这种葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿。
  2. Oil prices rose above ninety dollars a barrel.
    油价涨到了每桶九十美元以上。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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
  1. The bullet travels through the barrel at high speed.
    子弹高速穿过枪管。
  2. He cleaned the barrel of his rifle.
    他清理了步枪的枪管。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • gun barrel 枪管
    A damaged gun barrel can affect accuracy. 受损的枪管会影响射击精度。