unbar
/ˌən-ˈbär/ (ame, mw)
unbar — 動詞
- 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
拉開門閂
移除門窗上的橫閂以打開
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
The night guard unbarred the heavy oak door for the delivery cart to enter.
夜班警衛拉開厚重的橡木門的門閂，讓送貨馬車進入。
transitive: unbar + object (door)
Eleni unbarred the garden gate, and the children ran out to the playground.
Eleni 拉開花園大門的門閂，孩子們便跑向遊樂場。
compound sentence with coordinate clause
Otis unbarred the window shutters and leaned out to see who was calling his name.
Otis 拉開百葉窗的閂鎖，探出頭去看是誰在喊他的名字。
Erik unbarred the shed window to fetch the gardening tools stored inside.
Erik 拉開儲物間窗戶的門閂，取出存放在裡面的園藝工具。
Jiwoo watched the stable hand unbar the doors as dawn broke over the hills.
Jiwoo 看著馬伕在破曉時拉開馬廄大門的門閂。
- 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
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.