barrel

noun

/ˈbærəl/

Idioms

a 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
- They filled the barrels with cider.他们把桶装满苹果酒。
- The art of barrel-making is an ancient skill.制桶艺术是一项古老的技能。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beer
- whisky/whiskey
- wine
- …
verb + barrel
- fill
barrel + verb
- contain something
preposition
- a barrel
- per barrel
- by the barrel
- …
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。
- Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel.原油价格创下每桶超过70美元的最高纪录。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beer
- whisky/whiskey
- wine
- …
verb + barrel
- fill
barrel + verb
- contain something
preposition
- a barrel
- per barrel
- by the barrel
- …
the part of a gun like a tube through which the bullets are fired枪管
- Tom found himself looking down the barrel of a gun.汤姆发现自己正在低头看枪管。
- The barrel was aimed directly at me.枪管直接对准了我。
- He fired one barrel and then fired again.他开了一枪，然后又开了一枪。
- I felt the gun barrel at my head.我感到有枪抵着我的头。
- Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel.他把枪顶肩，眯起眼睛瞄准。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gun
- rifle
- shotgun
- …
verb + barrel
- look down
- peer down
barrel + verb
- point
phrases
- the barrel of a gun

词源Middle English: from Old French baril, from medieval Latin barriclus ‘small cask’.

Idioms

a barrel of laughs

(informal, often ironic) 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。

be like shooting fish in a barrel

(informal) used to emphasize how easy it is to do something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！

lock, stock and barrel

including everything全部；所有
- He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.他把生意全盘卖掉了。

(get/have somebody) over a barrel

(informal) (to put/have somebody) 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。
Topics Permission and obligationc2

scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

(disapproving) to have to use things or people that are not the best or most suitable because the ones that were the best or most suitable are no longer available（因别无选择）将就，凑合

barrel

verb

/ˈbærəl/

[intransitive] (North American English, informal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they barrel	/ˈbærəl/ /ˈbærəl/
he / she / it barrels	/ˈbærəlz/ /ˈbærəlz/
past simple barrelled	/ˈbærəld/ /ˈbærəld/
past participle barrelled	/ˈbærəld/ /ˈbærəld/
(US English) past simple barreled	/ˈbærəld/ /ˈbærəld/
(US English) past participle barreled	/ˈbærəld/ /ˈbærəld/
-ing form barrelling	/ˈbærəlɪŋ/ /ˈbærəlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form barreling	/ˈbærəlɪŋ/ /ˈbærəlɪŋ/

+ adv./prep. 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 parked car.他飞奔下山，撞上了一辆停着的汽车。
词源Middle English: from Old French baril, from medieval Latin barriclus ‘small cask’.