"barrelhead" in Chinese (Simplified)
桶顶
Definition
桶的平坦圆形顶部或端部。有时用在短语中,表示立即付款,如“cash on the barrelhead”。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
本意是指桶的顶部,在英语短语如“cash on the barrelhead”(现付现金)中更常见。日常对话中很少用,常用于比喻或历史语境。
Examples
The wine barrel was missing its barrelhead.
酒桶缺少了它的**桶顶**。
He placed the apples on the barrelhead.
他把苹果放在**桶顶**上。
The carpenter made a new barrelhead for the old barrel.
木匠为旧桶做了新的**桶顶**。
When you pay 'cash on the barrelhead', they expect the money right away.
所谓 'cash on the **barrelhead**',就是要你马上付款。
In old markets, deals were made over the barrelhead.
在旧市场,交易常常在**桶顶**上进行。
Just put your offer down on the barrelhead so we can see it.
把你的报价放在**桶顶**上,我们都能看到。