unbar

/ˌən-ˈbär/ (ame, mw)

unbar — verb

  • unbarpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unbars3rd person singular
  • unbarring-ing form
  • unbarredpast simple

1. to lift or pull away the long piece of wood or metal that is keeping a door, gat

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to lift or pull away the long piece of wood or metal that is keeping a door, gate, or window shut, so that it can be opened

例句

The night guard unbarred the heavy oak door for the delivery cart to enter.

transitive: unbar + object (door)

Eleni unbarred the garden gate, and the children ran out to the playground.

compound sentence with coordinate clause

同義詞
  • unbolt

    more common synonym; unbolt often suggests a sliding metal bolt rather than a wooden bar

  • unlock

    wider in scope; unlocking uses a key or mechanism, not a bar

  • throw open

    more dramatic; describes pulling a door open quickly after unbarring it

反義詞
  • bar

    the direct antonym — to block a door with a bar

  • bolt

    to slide a metal bolt shut

  • lock

    to secure with a key mechanism

文法句型

unbar + noun (door/gate/window/shutters)

用法筆記

This is a very specific, physical action verb. It is not used figuratively in the way unbolt sometimes is. The object is almost always a physical barrier such as a door, gate, window, or shutter.

常見錯誤

❌She unbarred the discussion for new ideas.
✅She opened the discussion for new ideas.
💡unbar refers only to removing a physical bar, not to metaphorically allowing something to happen.