| 单词 | barrel |
| 释义 | Word Frequency barrel(ˈbærəl) noun 1. a cylindrical container usually bulging outwards in the middle and held together by metal hoops; cask 2. Also called: barrelful the amount that a barrel can hold 3. a unit of capacity used in brewing, equal to 36 Imperial gallons 4. a unit of capacity used in the oil and other industries, normally equal to 42 US gallons or 35 Imperial gallons 5. a thing or part shaped like a barrel, esp a tubular part of a machine 6. the tube through which the projectile of a firearm is discharged 7. horology the cylindrical drum in a watch or clock that is rotated by the mainspring 8. the trunk of a four-legged animal the barrel of a horse 9. the quill of a feather 10. informal a large measure; a great deal (esp in the phrases barrel of fun, barrel of laughs) 11. Australian informal the hollow inner side of a wave 12. over a barrel 13. scrape the barrel verbWord forms: -rels, -relling, -relledWord forms: US -rels, -reling or -reled 14. (transitive) to put into a barrel or barrels 15. (intr; foll by along, in, etc) informal (intransitive) to travel or move very fast 16. Australian informal to ride on the inside of a wave Word origin C14: from Old French baril perhaps from barre bar1 |
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