barn

IPA/bɑːn/
KK[bˈɑrn]IPA/bɑːrn/

barn — 名詞

  • barnsingular
  • barnsplural

1. a farm building used for keeping animals or storing hay, grain, or equipment.

1.名詞A2
釋義

穀倉；畜棚

農場裡存糧或養牲口的大建築

a farm building used for keeping animals or storing hay, grain, or equipment.

例句

The children helped Grandpa carry hay into the barn before sunset.

孩子們在日落前幫爺爺把乾草搬進穀倉。

carry hay into the barn

A black cat slept on a warm shelf inside the barn.

一隻黑貓睡在穀倉裡一個溫暖的架子上。

常見搭配
  • old barn
  • red barn
  • barn full of hay
  • clean the barn
  • move cattle into the barn
同義詞
  • stable

    used more specifically for horses or similar animals

  • shed

    usually smaller and often for tools or one clear purpose

  • warehouse

    a large storage building in business settings, not on a farm

文法句型

in the barn

into the barn

a barn full of hay

用法筆記

Often used with in or into when talking about animals, hay, tools, or machines being moved inside.

常見錯誤

We stored hay in barn behind the house.
We stored hay in the barn behind the house.
'barn' is a countable noun, so it needs an article or another determiner.
慣用語

lock the barn door after the horse has bolted

idiom

to act only after the harm has already been done, when the action cannot really help.

事後補救，為時已晚

Changing the password after the money was stolen was locking the barn door after the horse had bolted.

After three crashes, the new warning signs felt like locking the barn door after the horse had bolted.

close, lock, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped

idiom

This means trying to fix a problem after the damage has already happened.

亡羊補牢，為時已晚

Maya installed antivirus software after her computer crashed, closing the barn door after the horse escaped.

Did Diego really think locking the gate after the dog ran away would help?

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • barn door
  • barn roof
  • barn wall
  • barn cat

常用片語

  • build a barn
  • clean the barn
  • store hay in the barn

介系詞搭配

  • in the barn
  • into the barn
  • behind the barn