| 单词 | barrow |
| 释义 | barrow1[ bar-oh ] / ˈbær oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR barrow ON THESAURUS.COM nouna flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, especially such a frame with projecting shafts at each end for handles; handbarrow. a wheelbarrow. British. a pushcart used by street vendors, especially by costermongers. Origin of barrow1before 1000; Middle English bar(e)we,Old English bearwe; akin to Middle High German bere,bier, bear1 Words nearby barrowbarrister and solicitor, barro, Barron, barroom, Barros, barrow, barrow-boy, Barrow-in-Furness, barrow pit, Barrow Point, Barrow's goldeneye Definition for barrow (2 of 4)barrow2 [ bar-oh ] / ˈbær oʊ / nounArchaeology. tumulus (def. 1). Chiefly British. a hill (sometimes used in combination): Trentishoe Barrow in North Devon; Whitbarrow in North Lancashire. Origin of barrow2before 900; Middle English berw, beruh, bargh, berg(h), Old English beorg hill, mound; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German berg mountain, Old Norse bjarg, berg cliff, Armenian berdz height, Welsh bera heap; akin to Avestan bərəz-, bərəzant-,Sanskrit bṛhánt- high. See borough Definition for barrow (3 of 4)barrow3 [ bar-oh ] / ˈbær oʊ / nouna castrated male swine. Origin of barrow3before 1000; Middle English barowe, baru,Old English bearg; cognate with Old High German barug,Old Norse bǫrgr.Cf. bore2, whose meaning is close to the semantics of cutting or splitting (referring to castration) Definition for barrow (4 of 4)Barrow [ bar-oh ] / ˈbær oʊ / nouna seaport in Cumbria, in northwestern England.Also called Bar·row-in-Fur·ness [bar-oh-in-fur-nis]. /ˈbær oʊ ɪnˈfɜr nɪs/. Point Barrow, the northern tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S. a town in northern Alaska, south of Barrow Point: site of a government science-research center. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barrowBritish Dictionary definitions for barrow (1 of 4)barrow1 / (ˈbærəʊ) / nounSee wheelbarrow, handbarrow Also called: barrowful the amount contained in or on a barrow mainly British a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors Northern English dialect concern or business (esp in the phrases that's not my barrow, that's just my barrow) into one's barrow Irish and Scot dialect suited to one's interests or desires Word Origin for barrowOld English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra British Dictionary definitions for barrow (2 of 4)barrow2 / (ˈbærəʊ) / nouna heap of earth placed over one or more prehistoric tombs, often surrounded by ditches. Long barrows are elongated Neolithic mounds usually covering stone burial chambers; round barrows are Bronze Age, covering burials or cremations Word Origin for barrowOld English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain British Dictionary definitions for barrow (3 of 4)barrow3 / (ˈbærəʊ) / nouna castrated pig Word Origin for barrowOld English bearg; related to Old Norse börgr, Old High German barug British Dictionary definitions for barrow (4 of 4)Barrow / (ˈbærəʊ) / nouna river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles) See Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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