"barrels" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 桶

Definition

通常用木頭或金屬製成的大型圓形容器，用於儲存如油、葡萄酒或水等液體。「桶」也可指一種計量單位，尤其用於石油。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於儲存液體，如「石油桶」是石油業常用的計量單位。有時也會用於比喻，如「a barrel of laughs」（形容某人很有趣）。既可指容器，也指計量單位。

Examples

There are three barrels of water in the garage.

車庫裡有三**桶**水。

Oil is often measured in barrels.

石油通常用**桶**來計量。

The winery stores wine in large wooden barrels.

酒莊用大木**桶**存儲葡萄酒。

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

暴風雨後，我們在海灘上發現了舊的**桶**。

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

公司丟失幾千**桶**石油後，價格上漲了。

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

院子裡那些舊**桶**？用來種花再適合不過。