barrel
barrel 英 [ˈbærəl] 美 [ˈbærəl]
vt. 把……装入桶内 n. 桶;枪管,炮管 vi. 快速移动
进行时:barrelling 过去式:barrelled 过去分词:barrelled 第三人称单数:barrels 名词复数:barrels
- A barrel is a big container used to store liquids. If you're moving a barrel, it's best to tip it on its side because its shape bulges at the center, so that it's easy to roll.
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- vt. 把……装入桶内
- n. 桶;枪管,炮管
- vi. 快速移动
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1. The barrel began to spring a leak.
那个木桶开始破裂泄漏了。
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2. They planned to barrel the beer next Monday.
他们打算下星期一把啤酒装桶。
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3. This barrel can store 40 gallons of red wine.
该桶可装40加仑红葡萄酒。
- barrel (n.) "cylindrical vessel or cask, generally bulging in the middle and made of wooden staves bound by hoops," c. 1300, from Old French baril "barrel, cask, vat" (12c.), with cognates in all Romance languages (Italian barile, Spanish barril, etc.), but of unknown origin. Also a measure of capacity of varying quantity. Meaning "metal tube of a gun" is from 1640s. Barrel-roll (n.) in aeronautics is from 1920.
- barrel (v.) mid-15c., "to put in barrels," from barrel (n.). Meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, American English slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel. Related: Barreled; barreling.
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