barred

/bɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbärd/ (ame, mw)

barred — adjective

  • barredpositive
  • barredercomparative
  • barredestsuperlative

1. describes a door, window, or other opening that has a metal or wooden bar fixed

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a door, window, or other opening that has a metal or wooden bar fixed across it so that people or things cannot easily pass through.

例句

The windows on the ground floor were all barred with thick iron rails to stop thieves.

barred with thick iron rails

Ling found the old wooden gate barred, so she climbed over the wall instead.

found the old wooden gate barred

同義詞
  • bolted

    more specific — a bolt is a sliding metal bar, often used on a single door

  • locked

    more common — uses a key or lock mechanism, not necessarily a visible bar

  • secured

    broader — can mean any method of fastening, not just with bars

  • blocked

    general — can refer to any obstruction, not necessarily an intentional barrier

反義詞
  • open

    not blocked or secured

  • unbarred

    specifically means not having bars across it

用法筆記

Appears both before a noun (attributive: 'barred windows') and after a linking verb (predicative: 'the door was barred').

常見錯誤

❌The criminal was barred from entering the country' (using it as the verb 'to bar').
✅The criminal was banned from entering the country.
💡The adjective 'barred' describes a physical barrier across an opening; the verb 'to bar' means to forbid, but they are different parts of speech.