barrel

/ˈbærəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbærəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈber-əl ˈba-rəl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbær.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈber.əl/ (ame, ipa)

barrel — 名詞

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

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)

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。

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'.

barrel — 動詞