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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybar·rel I \ˈber-əl, ˈba-rəl\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English barel, from Anglo-French baril DATE 14th century 1. a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter2. a. the amount contained in a barrel; especially : the amount (as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure b. a great quantity3. a drum or cylindrical part: as a. the discharging tube of a gun b. the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead c. a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm d. the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine4. the trunk of a quadruped• bar·reled \-əld\ adjective • • •- on the barrel- over a barrel II verb (-reled or -relled ; -rel·ing or -rel·ling) DATE 15th century transitive verb: to put or pack in a barrelintransitive verb: to move at a high speed or without hesitation English Etymologybarrel c.1300, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. baril (12c.) "barrel, cask, vat," with cognates in all Romance languages (cf. It. barile, Sp. barril), but origin uncertain; perhaps from Gaulish, perhaps somehow related to bar (1). Meaning "metal tube of a gun" is from 1640s. The verb meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, Amer.Eng. slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishbarrel noun 1 container ADJ. beer, wine VERB + BARREL fill They filled the barrels with cider BARREL + VERB contain sth PREP. a/per ~ The price of oil had fallen to $16 per barrel. | by the ~ Beer is sold by the barrel. | ~ of a barrel of beer/oil 2 of a gun ADJ. gun, rifle I felt the gun barrel at my head VERB + BARREL look down, peer/squint along She found herself looking down the barrel of a gun. Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel. BARREL + VERB point PHRASES the barrel of a gunOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7barrelbar·rel / 5bArEl / noun1. a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides 桶: a beer / wine barrel 啤酒/葡萄酒桶 2. the contents of or the amount contained in a barrel ; a unit of measurement in the oil industry equal to between 120 and 159 litres 一桶(的量)；桶(石油计量单位,相当于 120 到 159 升): They got through two barrels of beer. 他们喝了两桶啤酒。 Oil prices fell to $9 a barrel. 石油价格降到了每桶 9 元。 3. the part of a gun like a tube through which the bullets are fired 枪管 IDIOMS ▪ a barrel of 'laughs (often ironic) very amusing; a lot of fun 很有趣；开心；快乐: Life hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs lately. 最近生活并不十分令人开心。 ▪ (get / have sb) over a barrel (informal) (to put / have sb) in a situation in which they must accept or do what you want (使某人)听从摆布,处于被动地位: They've got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money. 他们让我们别无选择。我们要么答应他们的条件,要么损失这笔钱。 ⇨ more at lock n., scrape v., shoot v. verb(-l-) [V +adv. / prep.] (NAmE, informal) to move very fast in a particular direction, especially in a way that you cannot control (无法控制地)高速行进,飞驰: He came barreling down the hill and smashed into a phone booth. 他沿山坡飞驰下来,撞在了一个电话亭上。 OLTbarrel noun⇨ barrelWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: lock, stock, and barrel , or motor barrel , or over a barrel , or pork barrel , or powder barrel , or barrel arch , or barrel band , or barrel bolt , or barrel cactus , or barrel ceiling , or barrel chair , or barrel chest , or barrel-chested , or barrel clover , or barrel cuff , or barrel distortion , or barrel helm , or barrel key , or barrel knot , or barrel organ , or barrel palm , or barrel plating , or barrel process , or barrel pump , or barrel quartz , or barrel roll , or barrel roof , or barrel saw , or barrel scale , or barrel spindle , or barrel vault , or barrel vaulting , or rain barrel , or beer barrel , or scouring barrel, or single-barrel , or tumbling barrel , or wash barrel , or working barrel , or barrel medic , or churn barrel , or core barrel , or cracker-barrel , or damascus barrel , or double-barrel , or going barrel , or hanging barrelbar·relI. \ˈbarəl also ˈber-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English barell, barel, from Middle French baril1. : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter2. a. : a barrel with its contents b. : the contents of a barrel c. : the amount contained in a barrel d. : any of various units of capacity or volume: as (1) : a United States unit of liquid measure equal to 31 1/2 gallons; also : a unit of measure for fermented beverages equal to 31 gallons (2) : a unit of measure for petroleum equal to 42 gallons (3) : a unit of dry measure (as for fruits or vegetables) equal to 105 dry quarts or about 3.9 bushels; also : a measure for cranberries equal to about 87 quarts or about 2.7 bushels — abbr. bbl. e. : a great quantity : lot < have a barrel of fun >3. : a drum or cylinder or similar round part: as a. : the body of a windlass or capstan about which the cable winds b. : the tube of a gun from which the projectile is discharged c. : the revolving cylinder of a barrel organ d. : the flat cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece e. : the upper inside part of a bell f. : the large cylindrical part of a locomotive boiler containing the tubes g. : the core of various cylindrical devices (as a spool or bobbin) on which yarn or cloth is wound h. : the cylindrical part of a clarinet connecting the mouthpiece with the first joint i. : the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the writing fluid or the lead j. : a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm usually equipped with a flange on the outside for mounting on a camera k. : a revolving hollow cylinder or drum within which metal may be cleaned by tumbling with abrasive material or may be dissolved from ore by mixing with a leaching solution l. : the cylinder in which a piston travels m. : the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine4. : the trunk of a quadruped especially of a domestic animal — see cow illustrationII. verb(barreled or barrelled ; barreled or barrelled ; barreling or barrelling ; barrels)Etymology: Middle English barellen, from barell, n.transitive verb1. : to put or pack in a barrel2. : to clean or otherwise treat (metal) in a barrel3. a. : to transport at a high speed < barrels heavy loads up steep hills > b. : to cause (as an automobile) to travel fast < barreled the convertible for a distant roadhouse >4. : to fit (a firearm) with a barrelintransitive verb: to travel at a high speed < barreling along in excess of the speed limit >III. noun: a supply or collection of similar things < people graduating from college who are at the lowest part of the barrel — Albert Shanker >

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