跟我背CET4核心词汇:barrel

　　barrel

　　n.

　　桶 large round container with flat ends and bulging in the middle, made of wood, metal or plastic

　　枪〔炮〕管 a long tube-shaped part of a gun

　　同义词

　　n. barrelful，cask，drum，gun barrel

　　参考例句

　　1. They planned to barrel the beer next Monday.

　　他们打算下星期一把啤酒装桶。

　　2. This links the particle system to the barrel so that it moves with it.

　　这个到炮筒的粒子系统的链接，使粒子沿着它的运动。

　　3. Yet the passage of oxygen through the barrel staves also can enhance wine quality.

　　因此通过橡木桶薄片的氧气通道也能提高葡萄酒的品质。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-COUNT A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food. 桶

　　例：The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.

　　这葡萄酒在橡木桶里陈了将近一年。

　　2.N-COUNT In the oil industry, a barrel is a unit of measurement equal to 42 gallons . 桶

　　例：In 1989, Kuwait was exporting 1.5 million barrels of oil a day.

　　1989年，科威特每天出口150万桶石油。

　　3.N-COUNT The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired. 枪管; 炮管

　　例：He pushed the barrel of the gun into the other mans open mouth.

　　他把枪管插入另一个人张开着的嘴里。

　　4.V-I If a vehicle or person is barrelling in a particular direction, they are moving very quickly in that direction. 高速行驶

　　例：The car was barrelling down the street at a crazy speed.

　　汽车沿着街道发疯一般地高速行驶。

　　5.PHRASE If you say, for example, that someone moves or buys something lock, stock, and barrel, you are emphasizing that they move or buy every part or item of it. 完全

　　例：They received a verbal offer to buy the company lock, stock and barrel.

　　他们收到全盘收购公司的口头承诺。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　Beer swilled around the bottom of the barrel.

　　啤酒在桶底晃荡。

　　The beer comes out of the barrel under pressure.

　　啤酒受到压力从桶中流出。

　　This barrel contains 50 litres.

　　这个桶容量为50升。

　　He made a barrel with staves by himself.

　　他自己用桶板做了一只桶。

　　He emptied out the water barrel to clear it of sediment.

　　他把水桶倒空以清掉桶底的沉淀物。

　　It will be adaptable to three separate barrel lengths for varying mission requirements.

　　它将能够适用三种各自独立的枪管长度来应对不同的任务需求。

　　He bought twenty five barrel of wine.

　　他买了25桶葡萄酒。

　　It boasts plenty of brightly coloured sea fans, soft corals and barrel sponges.

　　它拥有大量的色彩鲜艳的海上球迷，软珊瑚和海绵桶。

　　用作及物动词

　　They planned to barrel the beer next Monday.

　　他们打算下星期一把啤酒装桶。

　　Because the USA is nearly bankrupt and the Chinese have them over a barrel.

　　因为美国和中国已接近破产装桶。