| 释义 |
barrel ☞barreln. [′bærǝl] (barrels)
双解释义 1. C 桶 large round container with flat ends and bulging in the middle, made of wood, metal or plastic 2. C 枪〔炮〕管 a long tube-shaped part of a gun 基本要点 barrel 作“桶”解时指中间鼓起的圆桶、琵琶桶，用作比喻指“枪〔炮〕管”。还可表示“一桶之量”。词汇搭配 名词+～ beer ～ 啤酒桶 rifle ～ 来复枪管～+介词 a ～ of beer 一桶啤酒句型例句 The wine is left to mature in oak barrels. 酒存放在橡木桶中酿造。 The barrel of a gun is made of steel. 枪管是钢制的。 This country produces almost 2 million barrels of oil per day. 这个国家每天生产约二百万桶石油。常用短语 ♣ over a barrel 〈非正〉处于不利地位 in a position of serious disadvantage He had me over a barrel because he knew my carefully-guarded secrets. 我受制于他，因为他掌握了我严守的秘密。 They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it. 他们修理这部汽车索价太高，但我们被逼得只好听其摆布，因为我们不能没有汽车。 |