单词 | barrel |
释义 | noun | verb barrelbarrel1 /ˈbærəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1a large curved container with a flat top and bottom, made of wood or metal: a beer barrel2 (also barrelful) the amount of liquid that a barrel contains, used especially as a measure of oil: The area may contain up to 2 billion barrels of oil.3the part of a gun that the bullets are fired through4have somebody over a barrel to put someone in a situation in which he or she is forced to accept or do what you want: You’ve got him over a barrel, so tell him you want a raise or you’ll quit.5be a barrel of laughs [often in negatives] to be very enjoyable: It wasn’t a barrel of laughs, but I learned a lot. → see also lock, stock, and barrel at lock2 (3), pork barrel, scrape the bottom of the barrel at scrape1 (4) noun | verb barrelbarrel2 verb [intransitive] informal to move very fast, especially in an uncontrolled way: Smith barreled into him, knocking him over. |
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