"barrel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 桶
• 枪管

Definition

barrel 指一种又大又圆的容器，通常用来装油、酒等液体。它也可以指枪上那根长长的管状部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在日常用法中，barrel 最常指储存液体的大桶。在技术或军事语境里，它常指枪管。常见搭配有 'a barrel of oil' 和 'the barrel of a gun'。barrel 也可作非正式动词，如 'barrel down the road'，表示沿路飞快前进。

Examples

The wine is kept in a wooden barrel.

葡萄酒存放在一个木**桶**里。

The police found oil leaking from a barrel.

警方发现油正从一个**桶**里漏出来。

He looked down the barrel of the gun.

他朝着枪的**枪管**看去。

A truck came barreling down the street like it couldn't stop.

一辆卡车沿着街道**飞速冲了下来**，好像停不住一样。

We're heading toward a real problem at full barrel if we ignore this.

如果我们忽视这件事，我们就会**全速**走向一个大麻烦。

Oil prices jumped again, and now everyone is talking about the cost per barrel.

油价又涨了，现在大家都在谈每**桶**的价格。