"barrelhead" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 桶蓋

Definition

桶的平坦圓形頂部或端部。有時也用於片語中，表示立刻付款，如“cash on the barrelhead”。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

本意為桶的頂部，在英文中多見於“cash on the barrelhead”這類諺語，帶有立刻付款的意思。一般用法罕見，多見於歷史或慣用語。

Examples

The wine barrel was missing its barrelhead.

酒桶少了它的**桶蓋**。

He placed the apples on the barrelhead.

他把蘋果放在**桶蓋**上。

The carpenter made a new barrelhead for the old barrel.

木匠為舊桶做了新的**桶蓋**。

When you pay 'cash on the barrelhead', they expect the money right away.

所謂 'cash on the **barrelhead**'，就是你要立刻付現。

In old markets, deals were made over the barrelhead.

在舊市場，交易常在**桶蓋**上進行。

Just put your offer down on the barrelhead so we can see it.

把你的報價放在**桶蓋**上，大家都能看到。