bar
bar — 動詞
- barpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bars3rd person singular
- barring-ing form
- barredpast simple
1. to stop a person, activity, or plan from going forward, especially by refusing a
阻止；禁止
不讓人做事或進入某處
to stop a person, activity, or plan from going forward, especially by refusing access or permission.
Airport police barred Leo from entering the gate without a boarding pass.
機場警察禁止 Leo 在沒有登機證時進入登機門區。
bar + [person] from + -ing
Heavy snow barred the mountain road, so buses turned back at noon.
大雪阻斷了山路，所以公車在中午就折返了。
subject can be weather or a barrier
The school barred parents from parking beside the playground after two crashes.
那所學校在兩次車禍後，禁止家長把車停在操場旁。
A court order barred the company from selling the unsafe toy.
法院命令禁止那家公司出售那款不安全的玩具。
official action bars an activity
An old knee injury barred him from joining the rescue team.
舊膝傷使他無法加入救援隊。
- bar someone from doing something
- bar entry
- bar access
- bar use
文法句型
bar + [person] from + -ing
bar + entry/access/use
用法筆記
Often takes object + 'from' + -ing. The subject may be an authority, a rule, bad weather, or even an injury. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about stopping access or action, not fixing a bar across an opening.
常見錯誤
2. to fasten a door, gate, window, or similar opening with a strong piece across it
閂上；封住
用橫木或鐵條把門窗封住
to fasten a door, gate, window, or similar opening with a strong piece across it so it cannot be opened.
Before bed, Nora barred the kitchen door with a thick wooden beam.
睡前，Nora 用一根厚木梁把廚房門閂上。
bar + [door] with [wood/metal piece]
The shopkeeper barred the front window after the storm warning on the radio.
收音機發出暴風警報後，店主把前窗封住了。
Villagers barred the gate when they heard wolves near the sheep field.
村民聽見羊群牧場附近有狼後，就把大門閂上。
bar + [gate/opening]
The old church was barred from inside during the winter festival.
冬季慶典期間，那座老教堂從裡面被閂上了。
passive: be barred from inside
Tomás barred the cellar hatch before the floodwater reached the yard.
洪水還沒淹到院子前，Tomás 就先把地窖門封住了。
- bar the door
- bar the gate
- bar the window
- bar shut
文法句型
bar + [door/window/gate]
[opening] + be barred from inside
用法筆記
Object is usually a door, gate, window, hatch, or another opening. The idea is physical security with a bar or beam across it. Distinguish from sense 1: here the opening itself is the direct object.
常見錯誤
bar — 名詞
- barsingular
- barsplural
1. a business or room where people buy and drink beer, wine, and other drinks.
酒吧
賣酒和飲料供人當場喝的地方
a business or room where people buy and drink beer, wine, and other drinks.
We met at a small bar near Taipei Main Station after work.
我們下班後在台北車站附近的一間小酒吧碰面。
meet at a bar
The hotel bar stayed open until midnight for tired guests.
旅館酒吧開到半夜，讓疲憊的房客可以喝一杯。
hotel / airport / sports bar
A jazz band played in the bar while couples talked quietly.
一支爵士樂團在酒吧裡演奏，幾對情侶輕聲聊天。
Nina drank ginger ale in the bar because she was driving home.
Nina 因為要開車回家，所以在酒吧裡喝薑汁汽水。
in the bar = inside the place
- hotel bar
- sports bar
- wine bar
- go to a bar
- spend the evening in a bar
文法句型
go to a bar
hotel / sports / wine bar
用法筆記
Used for the whole business or room. Distinguish from sense 3 (SERVING COUNTER): if you mean the long surface where drinks are handed over, that is the counter sense.
常見錯誤
2. in names like 'salad bar' or 'juice bar', a place or section built around one ma
餐飲吧
如沙拉吧、咖啡吧的店或區
in names like 'salad bar' or 'juice bar', a place or section built around one main thing to eat or sip.
The airport added a noodle bar beside the crowded sandwich shop.
機場在擁擠的三明治店旁增設了一間麵食吧。
[food] + bar
Guests made their own lunch at the salad bar by the window.
客人們在窗邊的沙拉吧自己配午餐。
salad bar
A new coffee bar opened inside the bookshop on Zhongshan Road.
中山路那家書店裡新開了一間咖啡吧。
[drink] + bar
Children lined up at the ice-cream bar after the school play.
孩子們在學校演出後排隊到冰淇淋吧前面。
- salad bar
- coffee bar
- juice bar
- noodle bar
- ice-cream bar
文法句型
[food/drink] + bar
用法筆記
Usually the second word in a compound naming what is sold there: coffee bar, noodle bar, salad bar. Distinguish from sense 1, which normally means a place mainly for alcoholic drinks.
常見錯誤
3. the long raised counter where staff hand people drinks or food.
吧台
供人點餐拿飲料的長檯面
the long raised counter where staff hand people drinks or food.
We waited at the bar until a server brought two menus.
我們在吧台邊等著，直到服務生送來兩份菜單。
wait at the bar
Jules leaned on the bar and watched the bartender cut lemons.
Jules 靠在吧台上，看著酒保切檸檬。
lean on the bar
Only three stools were free along the bar by the door.
門邊那排吧台只剩三張空椅子。
bar stool / along the bar
Please leave the empty glasses on the bar after the party.
派對結束後，請把空杯子留在吧台上。
- at the bar
- behind the bar
- lean on the bar
- bar stool
- bar top
- counter
general word for a long service surface
- serving counter
more explicit term in restaurants or cafeterias
文法句型
at the bar
behind the bar
用法筆記
Common with 'at', 'on', and 'behind'. Distinguish from sense 1 (DRINKING PLACE): this sense is the surface where drinks or food are served, not the whole establishment.
常見錯誤
4. the level other people or things are judged against in comparison.
標準；門檻
拿來比較高低的標準
the level other people or things are judged against in comparison.
Her final project set the bar for the rest of the design class.
她的期末作品替設計班其他同學立下了標準。
set the bar for [group]
The coach raised the bar by asking everyone to finish faster.
教練要求大家更快完成，等於把門檻拉高了。
raise the bar
Parents at the meeting said the school should keep the bar high.
與會家長說，學校應該把標準維持在高水準。
keep the bar high
At the toy fair, judges still used that drop test as the bar.
在玩具展上，評審至今仍把那項摔落測試當成標準。
- set the bar
- raise the bar
- lower the bar
- keep the bar high
- the bar for success
文法句型
set / raise / lower the bar
the bar for [quality/performance]
用法筆記
Usually appears in the patterns 'set the bar', 'raise the bar', and 'the bar for ...'. It is mainly used for judging quality, performance, or expected behaviour.
常見錯誤
5. a straight rod made from metal or wood, often used to block, support, or hold so
桿；長條
細長直的木頭或金屬
a straight rod made from metal or wood, often used to block, support, or hold something.
A steel bar blocked the gate after the warehouse closed.
倉庫關門後，一根鋼條擋住了大門。
steel / iron bar
Workers lifted the stone with a metal bar and a rope.
工人用一根金屬桿和一條繩子把石頭撬起來。
lift [something] with a bar
The monkey gripped the cage bars and stared at the visitors.
那隻猴子抓著籠子的鐵條，盯著遊客看。
cage bars
Dad hung the wet towels over a wooden bar by the stove.
爸爸把濕毛巾掛在爐子旁的一根木桿上。
- steel bar
- wooden bar
- iron bars
- cage bars
- hang [something] over a bar
文法句型
metal / wooden bar
cage bars
用法筆記
Often names a rigid object with a practical job, such as blocking a gate, forming a cage, or holding things up. Distinguish from sense 6 (SOLID BLOCK), which is a shaped piece of a substance like soap or chocolate.
常見錯誤
6. a hard rectangular piece of soap, chocolate, gold, or similar material.
塊；條
做成長方形的塊狀物
a hard rectangular piece of soap, chocolate, gold, or similar material.
Mina broke a bar of dark chocolate into squares for the cake.
Mina 把一條黑巧克力掰成小塊來做蛋糕。
a bar of chocolate
There was only half a bar of soap beside the sink.
洗手台旁只剩半塊肥皂。
a bar of soap
The museum displayed a gold bar behind thick glass.
博物館把一塊金條陳列在厚玻璃後面。
gold bar
Grandpa bought two energy bars before the long bus ride.
爺爺搭長途巴士前買了兩條能量棒。
energy / cereal bar
- bar of soap
- bar of chocolate
- gold bar
- energy bar
- break a bar into pieces
文法句型
a bar of [soap/chocolate/gold]
[energy / chocolate] bar
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' when you name the material: a bar of soap, a bar of chocolate, a bar of gold. Distinguish from sense 5, where the bar itself is the rigid object.
常見錯誤
7. the metal part inside an electric heater that turns red and gives off heat when
發熱絲
電暖器裡會發熱發紅的金屬線
the metal part inside an electric heater that turns red and gives off heat when power runs through it
One heater bar glowed orange, but the other stayed dark.
暖氣機的一條發熱絲發出橘光，另一條卻沒亮。
collocation: heater bar
Dad replaced the broken bar in the old electric fire.
爸爸把那台老式電暖爐裡壞掉的發熱絲換掉了。
pattern: replace a bar
Dust burned on the hot bar and made the room smell bad.
灰塵在滾燙的發熱絲上燒焦，讓房間裡有難聞的味道。
The baby touched the heater bar and cried at once.
寶寶碰到暖氣機的發熱絲，立刻哭了起來。
- heater bar
- glowing bar
- hot bar
- broken bar
- replace a bar
- heating element
broader term for the part that produces heat in many devices
- coil
used when the wire is wound into a spiral shape
- filament
more technical and often used for finer wire parts
用法筆記
Usually used for electric heaters or old electric fires. It names the heating part itself, not the whole machine.
8. a short section of music that has a set number of beats
小節
樂曲中固定拍數的一段
a short section of music that has a set number of beats
The drummer counted four beats in each bar before practice began.
練習開始前，鼓手先數了每個小節裡的四拍。
pattern: beats in each bar
Please start again from the third bar on page two.
請從第二頁的第三小節再開始一次。
pattern: from the third bar
Lena wrote two quiet bars for the flute solo.
Lena 為那段長笛獨奏寫了兩個安靜的小節。
The children clapped one bar slowly, then one bar fast.
孩子們先慢慢拍一個小節，再快快拍一個小節。
- count the bars
- four beats in a bar
- the first bar
- the third bar
- four bars of music
用法筆記
Used for the part of the music, not the line between parts. In American English, 'measure' is often the more common word.
常見錯誤
9. the upright mark in written music that separates one bar from the next
小節線
樂譜上分隔小節的直線
the upright mark in written music that separates one bar from the next
The teacher drew a bar line after every four beats.
老師在每四拍後畫上一條小節線。
collocation: bar line
Mina forgot the last bar line, so the page looked messy.
Mina 漏掉了最後一條小節線，所以那一頁看起來很亂。
A thick double bar marked the end of the song.
一條粗的雙小節線標出了這首歌的結尾。
collocation: double bar
A red pen marked the missing bar line in Jacob's homework.
紅筆在 Jacob 的作業上標出了漏掉的小節線。
- bar line
- double bar
- final bar line
- draw a bar line
- missing bar line
- bar line
the full standard term in music
- double bar
a special type used to mark a strong division or ending
用法筆記
Often appears as the full term 'bar line'. Distinguish from sense 8, where 'bar' means the musical section itself.
常見錯誤
10. one of the small screen lines that shows signal strength, battery power, or a si
格
畫面上顯示訊號或電量的一格
one of the small screen lines that shows signal strength, battery power, or a similar level on a device
My phone showed only one bar, so I moved near the window.
我的手機只顯示一格訊號，所以我走到窗邊。
pattern: one bar / two bars / full bars
The laptop battery dropped to two bars during the train ride.
火車上那段路，筆電電量掉到只剩兩格。
screen indicator: battery bars
In the basement, Ella's tablet never gets more than three bars.
在地下室裡，Ella 的平板訊號從來不會超過三格。
Four bars appeared after we stepped outside the tunnel.
我們走出隧道後，畫面上立刻出現四格訊號。
- one bar
- two bars
- full bars
- signal bars
- battery bars
- indicator
broader word for any sign showing a level or state
- signal bar
used when the line shows network strength
- battery bar
used when the line shows remaining power
用法筆記
Usually plural when talking about the amount shown on a screen. Distinguish from noun 18, which is the long area at the edge of a screen.
11. a narrow strip on a uniform, often showing rank or length of service
臂章；階級條
制服上表示階級或年資的條帶
a narrow strip on a uniform, often showing rank or length of service
The captain wore two silver bars on each shoulder.
那位上尉兩邊肩膀上各戴著兩條銀色階級條。
collocation: silver bars / shoulder bars
A new bar was sewn onto Rosa's police uniform.
一條新的臂章被縫到 Rosa 的警察制服上。
passive: be sewn onto a uniform
The cadets checked every bar before the parade started.
閱兵開始前，軍校學員檢查了每一條階級條。
One red bar on the sleeve marked ten years of service.
袖子上的一條紅色臂章表示十年的服役年資。
- silver bars
- shoulder bars
- service bars
- wear bars
- sew on a bar
用法筆記
Most often used for military or police uniforms. The bar may be metal or cloth, depending on the uniform system.
12. something that stands in the way and stops a plan, change, or action from happen
阻礙；障礙
阻止某事進行或發展的因素
something that stands in the way and stops a plan, change, or action from happening
High legal costs remain a bar to small families seeking justice.
高昂的法律費用仍是小家庭尋求正義的一大阻礙。
pattern: a bar to something
Lack of child care became a bar to Maria's return to work.
缺乏托育服務，成了 Maria 重返工作的障礙。
With cameras outside city hall, fear was no bar to the nurses speaking out.
市政廳外滿是攝影機，但恐懼並沒有阻止那群護士站出來發聲。
pattern: no bar to something
The rule is a serious bar to new housing in the town.
這項規定是鎮上興建新住宅的一大障礙。
Poor transport can be a bar to regular hospital visits.
交通不便可能成為定期去醫院看診的阻礙。
- a bar to progress
- a bar to change
- a bar to entry
- a serious bar
- no bar to success
文法句型
a bar to something
no bar to something
用法筆記
Formal and usually singular. Most often appears in the pattern 'a bar to ...' and refers to something nonphysical that blocks progress.
常見錯誤
13. a unit used for measuring pressure, especially in tyres, machines, and weather r
巴
壓力單位，等於十萬帕
a unit used for measuring pressure, especially in tyres, machines, and weather reports, equal to 100,000 pascals.
Before school, Mia's bike pump showed only 2 bar.
上學前，Mia 的腳踏車打氣筒顯示只有 2 巴。
pattern: [number] bar
This coffee machine works best at 9 bar of pressure.
這台咖啡機在 9 巴壓力下效果最好。
[number] bar of pressure
Dad checked the tyres and raised them to 2.4 bar.
爸爸檢查輪胎後，把胎壓加到 2.4 巴。
Overnight, the weather station showed pressure below 1 bar again.
氣象站顯示，夜裡氣壓又降到 1 巴以下。
- 2 bar
- 9 bar of pressure
- raise to 2.4 bar
- below 1 bar
- pressure unit
general description rather than the exact unit name
- atmosphere
a similar pressure unit, but not exactly the same value
文法句型
[number] bar
[number] bar of pressure
用法筆記
Usually follows a number and often appears with 'of pressure'. Common in talk about tyres, coffee machines, air tanks, and weather data.
常見錯誤
14. the body of advocates permitted to speak for clients in the higher courts.
出庭律師界
可在高院辯論案件的律師群體
the body of advocates permitted to speak for clients in the higher courts.
Only members of the Bar could speak for clients in that old court.
只有出庭律師才可在那座舊法院為當事人辯論。
members of the Bar
In 1952, only two women joined the Bar in that intake.
1952 年那一梯，只有兩名女性加入出庭律師界。
the Bar as a professional body
Students at King's College heard two speakers from the Bar describe court work.
King's College 的學生聽了兩位出庭律師談法庭工作。
At the call ceremony, the Bar welcomed mostly wealthy graduates.
在授證典禮上，出庭律師界迎來的新成員多半出身富裕家庭。
- the Bar
- members of the Bar
- join the Bar
- speak at the Bar
- barristers
common label in British-style systems for these court advocates
- advocates
formal term stressing courtroom representation
文法句型
the Bar
members of the Bar
用法筆記
Usually written as 'the Bar' and treated as a singular professional body. Distinguish from sense 15, which can refer to lawyers more generally rather than those with higher-court speaking rights.
常見錯誤
15. lawyers considered as one profession or public body, especially when people spea
律師界
把律師當成整體時的稱呼
lawyers considered as one profession or public body, especially when people speak about them together.
The bar reacted strongly when the minister blamed defence lawyers.
部長指責辯護律師後，律師界反應很強烈。
the bar as the legal profession
At the swearing-in ceremony, half the new lawyers in the bar were women.
在宣誓典禮上，新加入律師界的人有一半是女性。
Senior judges and the bar met to discuss long court delays.
資深法官和律師界開會，討論法院長期延誤的問題。
After the flood, the bar offered free legal help downtown.
洪水過後，律師界在市中心提供免費法律協助。
- the bar
- at the bar
- the bar reacted
- part of the bar
- legal profession
clear formal phrase for lawyers as a whole
- lawyers
broader everyday term, less institutional in tone
文法句型
the bar
at the bar
用法筆記
Often used as a collective singular with verbs such as 'react', 'oppose', 'support', and 'meet'. Distinguish from sense 14, which is narrower and centres on higher-court advocates.
常見錯誤
16. in British and similar systems, the status gained when someone is admitted to pr
出庭資格
可在高等法院辯護的資格
in British and similar systems, the status gained when someone is admitted to practise as a barrister in higher courts, especially in the phrase 'be called to the bar'.
After years of training, Priya was called to the bar in London.
經過多年訓練後，Priya 在倫敦取得了出庭資格。
be called to the bar
At dinner, Uncle David told us when he was called to the bar.
晚餐時，David 叔叔告訴我們他何時取得出庭資格。
Olu moved to the capital after being called to the bar.
Olu 取得出庭資格後，就搬到首都去了。
The family gathered in July to celebrate Mei's call to the bar.
家人七月聚在一起，慶祝 Mei 取得出庭資格。
call to the bar
- be called to the bar
- call to the bar
- called to the bar in London
- admission
formal word for being officially accepted into a profession
- qualification
focuses on the status or right gained
文法句型
be called to the bar
call to the bar
用法筆記
Mostly appears in the fixed phrase 'be called to the bar'. Distinguish from sense 17, which is the American exam sense.
常見錯誤
17. in the US, the exam a law graduate must pass before working as a lawyer.
律師考試
取得律師執業資格的考試
in the US, the exam a law graduate must pass before working as a lawyer.
Sofia passed the bar on her second try last summer.
Sofia 去年夏天第二次才通過律師考試。
pass the bar
Ethan studies every night because he takes the bar in July.
因為 Ethan 七月要考律師考試，所以他每晚都在讀書。
take the bar
After law school, Maria moved home to prepare for the bar.
法學院畢業後，Maria 搬回家準備律師考試。
prepare for the bar
Only three students from our class failed the bar this year.
我們班今年只有三個學生沒通過律師考試。
- take the bar
- pass the bar
- fail the bar
- prepare for the bar
- bar examination
full formal name for the same exam
- licensing test
general description, less specific than the legal term
文法句型
take the bar
pass/fail the bar
prepare for the bar
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as 'take', 'sit', 'pass', 'fail', and 'prepare for'. Distinguish from sense 16, which is about admission as a barrister in British-style systems.
常見錯誤
18. a narrow strip at the top, side, or bottom of a screen where a program shows cho
功能欄
畫面邊緣顯示選項或資訊的長條區
a narrow strip at the top, side, or bottom of a screen where a program shows choices, icons, or information.
A blue bar ran along the left side of the photo app.
照片程式左側有一條藍色功能欄。
bar along the side of a screen
At the bottom, the bar showed how long the upload would take.
畫面底部的功能欄顯示上傳還要多久。
bar at the bottom shows information
The game hides its menu bar until you move the mouse.
你移動滑鼠前，遊戲會先把選單欄藏起來。
compound forms: menu bar / status bar
A narrow bar on the right showed chat names and small profile icons.
右側那條窄功能欄顯示聊天名單和小頭像。
- menu bar
- status bar
- scroll bar
- bar on the right
- toolbar
specifically a bar holding tools or icons
- sidebar
specifically a bar at the side of the screen
- status bar
specifically a bar that shows current information
文法句型
bar at the top/side/bottom
menu/status/scroll bar
用法筆記
Usually takes a place phrase such as 'at the top', 'on the left', or 'at the bottom'. It is a broad label that can cover menu bars, sidebars, scroll bars, and status bars.
常見錯誤
behind bars
idiomThis means being locked up in a prison as a punishment for a crime.
在監獄裡
The thief will spend the next five years behind bars.
After the trial, the criminal was put behind bars.
lower the bar
idiomThis means to make the required level of quality or achievement less strict.
降低標準
The teacher decided to lower the bar for the final exam.
If we lower the bar, more students will pass the test.
This means to completely refuse to accept or be involved with something.
拒絕接受
Maya does not have a bar of her brother's bad advice.
The committee will not have a bar of that proposal.
raise the bar
idiomThis means to set a higher standard of quality or performance than before.
提高標準
The new software raises the bar for user experience.
Our team raised the bar by finishing the project early.
set the bar
idiomThis means to establish a particular level of quality or achievement that others must meet.
設定標準
Sara set the bar high with her excellent presentation.
The company sets the bar for customer service in the industry.
bar — 介系詞
1. used to show that one person, thing, or small part is not included in what you h
除了；除外
表示不把某人某物算進去
used to show that one person, thing, or small part is not included in what you have just said.
Bar one empty seat, the train was full all the way.
除了一個空位外，這班火車一路上都坐滿了。
bar + noun phrase at clause start
All the shops were closed, bar the bakery near the bridge.
所有商店都關門了，除了橋邊那家麵包店。
all + bar + excluded item
Everyone joined Rosa for lunch, bar her brother in Kaohsiung.
大家都和 Rosa 一起吃午餐，除了她人在高雄的哥哥。
everyone + bar + person
The dog ate every biscuit bar the last broken one.
那隻狗把餅乾都吃掉了，除了最後那塊碎掉的。
Bar a short delay at Taoyuan, the flight was smooth.
除了在桃園短暫延誤外，這趟班機一路都很順。
bar + exception before main statement
- all bar one
- everyone bar
- everything bar
- bar a short delay
- except
the normal everyday word in both speech and writing
- except for
slightly longer and common when one detail is being singled out
- apart from
common in conversation and can sometimes mean either exclusion or addition from context
- including
shows that a person or thing is part of the group, not left out
文法句型
bar + noun phrase
all/everyone/everything + bar + noun phrase
用法筆記
Mostly used in British English and more often in writing than in casual speech. It comes directly before the excluded noun phrase, often after a broad statement such as 'everyone came' or 'all the shops were closed'.