barrel
noun
verb
ˈbærəl
noun
1
a
large
curved
container
with
a
flat
top
and
bottom,
made
of
wood
or
metal,
and
used
for
storing
beer,
wine
etc
〔中间鼓起的〕桶
The
wine
is
aged
in
oak
barrels.
这种葡萄酒是用橡木酒桶放陈的。
[+
of
]
barrels
of
beer
一桶桶啤酒;
2
a
unit
of
measurement
for
oil,
equal
to
159
litres
一桶〔石油计量单位，相当于 159 升〕
[+
of
]
two
million
barrels
of
oil
两百万桶石油
3
the
part
of
a
gun
that
the
bullets
are
fired
through
枪管; 炮管
4
have sb over a barrel
to
put
someone
in
a
situation
in
which
they
are
forced
to
accept
or
do
what
you
want
使某人处于被动 （不利 ）的地位
The
manager
had
us
over
a
barrel
–
either
we
work
on
a
Saturday
or
we
lose
our
jobs.
经理迫使我们就范，要么星期六上班，要么丢掉工作。
5
be a barrel of laughs
to
be
very
enjoyable
很好玩
often in negatives 常用于否定句
Life
is
not
exactly
a
barrel
of
laughs
at
the
moment.
眼下的生活景况不容乐观。
verb
6
to
move
very
fast,
especially
in
an
uncontrolled
way
[美，非正式] 高速行驶，飞奔; 〔尤指失控地〕飞驰
A
vehicle
barreled
out
of
a
shopping
center
and
crashed
into
the
side
of
my
car.
一辆汽车从购物中心飞也似的冲出来，一头撞到了我车子的一侧。