"barrels" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 桶

Definition

通常用木头或金属制成的大型圆形容器，用于储存如油、葡萄酒或水等液体。"桶"也可以指一种计量单位，尤其用于石油。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于存储液体，如“石油桶”是石油行业常用的计量单位。有时可用于比喻，如“a barrel of laughs”（非常有趣的人）。既指容器，也指计量单位。

Examples

There are three barrels of water in the garage.

车库里有三**桶**水。

Oil is often measured in barrels.

石油通常用**桶**来计量。

The winery stores wine in large wooden barrels.

酒庄用大木**桶**存储葡萄酒。

We found old barrels washed up on the beach after the storm.

暴风雨后，我们在海滩上发现了旧的**桶**。

Prices jumped after the company lost several thousand barrels of oil.

公司丢失几千**桶**石油后，价格上涨了。

Those old barrels in the yard? They're perfect for planting flowers.

院子里那些旧**桶**？用来种花再合适不过。