barrel

barrel — 名詞

IPA/ˈbærəl/
KK[bˈærəl]IPA/ˈbærəl/
  • barrelsingular
  • barrelsplural

1. a tall, round container that bulges out around the middle and has flat circular

1.名詞B1
釋義

桶；木桶

中間鼓起、兩端平的圓形大容器

a tall, round container that bulges out around the middle and has flat circular ends; usually built from wooden planks, metal, or thick plastic, and used for storing liquids like wine, beer, or rainwater.

例句

Nia rolled an empty wine barrel across the cellar floor.

Nia 把一個空酒桶滾過酒窖地板。

common verb partner: roll a barrel

The old farm collected rainwater in a wooden barrel by the back door.

那座老農場用後門旁的木桶收集雨水。

collocation: collect/store [liquid] in a barrel

常見搭配
  • wooden barrel
  • wine barrel
  • oak barrel
  • rain barrel
  • roll a barrel
  • tap a barrel
同義詞
  • cask

    wooden barrel for wine, beer, or sherry; sounds traditional or old-fashioned.

  • drum

    metal or plastic barrel, usually for industrial liquids like oil or chemicals.

  • keg

    small metal barrel, especially for beer at a party or pub.

文法句型

a barrel of [liquid]

用法筆記

Often modified by the material (wooden, metal, plastic, oak) or the contents (wine, beer, oil). Frequently appears in the pattern 'a barrel of [liquid or food]'.

常見錯誤

I bought a barrel water from the shop.
I bought a barrel of water from the shop.
use 'of' to link the barrel and its contents.
The wine is stored in barrel.
The wine is stored in a barrel.
countable noun, needs an article.

2. a unit used in the oil business to count how much crude oil is produced, traded,

2.名詞B2
釋義

桶（單位）

石油業計量單位，約合 159 公升

a unit used in the oil business to count how much crude oil is produced, traded, or used; one barrel equals about 159 litres (42 US gallons).

例句

Saudi Arabia pumps roughly nine million barrels of oil every day.

沙烏地阿拉伯每天大約抽出九百萬桶原油。

pattern: [number] barrels of oil

The price of crude jumped to ninety dollars a barrel last week.

原油價格上週飆到每桶九十美元。

collocation: dollars a barrel (price quoting)

常見搭配
  • barrels of oil
  • barrels per day
  • dollars a barrel
  • millions of barrels
同義詞
  • bbl

    the standard written abbreviation in trading and shipping documents.

文法句型

[number] barrels of [substance]

用法筆記

Almost always tied to oil; for other liquids speakers usually say 'litres' or 'gallons' instead. Common in news headlines and financial reporting about energy markets.

常見錯誤

The well makes 1000 barrel a day.
The well makes 1000 barrels a day.
use the plural form after numbers above one.

3. the long, narrow tube on a gun, rifle, or cannon; a bullet or shell flies out th

3.名詞B2
釋義

槍管；砲管

槍砲射出子彈的長條管狀部位

the long, narrow tube on a gun, rifle, or cannon; a bullet or shell flies out through this tube when the weapon is fired.

例句

Sergeant Diaz cleaned the rifle barrel with a soft cloth and oil.

Diaz 中士用軟布和油擦拭步槍的槍管。

collocation: clean/oil a barrel

Smoke curled out of the cannon's barrel after the loud blast.

巨響之後，砲管裡冒出陣陣白煙。

常見搭配
  • rifle barrel
  • gun barrel
  • long barrel
  • double-barrelled
同義詞
  • muzzle

    the open end of the barrel, where the bullet leaves; a smaller, more specific part.

  • bore

    the inside surface of the barrel; technical term in gun manufacturing.

文法句型

the barrel of a [gun/rifle/cannon]

用法筆記

Almost always combined with a specific weapon ('rifle barrel', 'pistol barrel'). The compound forms 'long-barrelled' and 'short-barrelled' work as adjectives describing the gun.

常見錯誤

He looked into the barrel from the gun.
He looked into the barrel of the gun.
use 'of', not 'from'.
慣用語

have someone over a barrel

idiom

to put someone in a difficult position where they are forced to do what you want because they have no real choice.

讓某人陷入無從選擇的困境

The landlord had Citlali over a barrel: pay double rent or move out by Sunday.

a barrel of laughs

idiom

a person, situation, or event that is very funny and entertaining; often used in a joking, sarcastic way to mean the opposite.

非常有趣的人或場合（常反諷）

Spending five hours at the airport with two crying toddlers was just a barrel of laughs.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

idiom

to be forced to use the worst people or things that are left because all the better ones are already gone.

在僅剩的最差選擇中將就

By picking that lazy intern, the manager was clearly scraping the bottom of the barrel.

lock, stock, and barrel

idiom

completely; including every part or detail of something.

全部；一個不剩

The Wong family sold their bakery lock, stock, and barrel to a French chef from Lyon.

be like shooting fish in a barrel

idiom

Used to say that something is extremely easy to do.

易如反掌

For an experienced chef, making this sauce is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Winning that game was like shooting fish in a barrel for our team.

lock, stock and barrel

idiom

Including every part or item; completely.

全部地

They bought the entire company lock, stock and barrel.

She moved her apartment lock, stock and barrel to a new city.

(get/have somebody) over a barrel

idiom

To put someone in a difficult situation where they have no choice but to do what you want.

使某人陷入困境

The landlord has us over a barrel; we must pay or leave.

With that evidence, the prosecutor had the suspect over a barrel.

scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

idiom

To use the least desirable or lowest quality options because better ones are not available.

退而求其次

Hiring that intern felt like scraping the bottom of the barrel.

With no good candidates left, the team was scraping the bottom of the barrel.

barrel — 動詞

IPA/ˈbær.əl/
KK[bˈærəl]IPA/ˈber.əl/

同根字

  • barrelled
    形容詞C1
  • barrelful
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • barrel of oil
  • barrel of wine
  • barrel of monkeys
  • wine barrel
  • rifle barrel
  • rain barrel

常用片語

介系詞搭配

  • of (a barrel of oil/wine)
  • in (stored in a barrel)
  • by (sold by the barrel)