barrel /ˈbærəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( barreling, barreled, barrels )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food. 桶

  例：

  The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.

  这葡萄酒在橡木桶里陈了将近一年。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT In the oil industry, a barrel is a unit of measurement equal to 42 gallons (159 litres). 桶 (石油计量单位，等于42 加仑或159升)

  例：

  In 1989, Kuwait was exporting 1.5 million barrels of oil a day.

  1989年，科威特每天出口150万桶石油。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired. 枪管; 炮管

  例：

  He pushed the barrel of the gun into the other man's open mouth.

  他把枪管插入另一个人张开着的嘴里。

• 4. 

  V-I If a vehicle or person is barrelling in a particular direction, they are moving very quickly in that direction. 高速行驶 [美国英语]

  例：

  The car was barrelling down the street at a crazy speed.

  汽车沿着街道发疯一般地高速行驶。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you say, for example, that someone moves or buys something lock, stock, and barrel, you are emphasizing that they move or buy every part or item of it. 完全 [强调]

  例：

  They received a verbal offer to buy the company lock, stock and barrel.

  他们收到全盘收购公司的口头承诺。