barrel

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

The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels. 這葡萄酒在橡木桶裡陳了將近一年。

2. N-COUNT In the oil industry, a barrel is a unit of measurement equal to 42 gallons (159 litres). 桶 (石油計量單位，等於42 加侖或159陞)

In 1989, Kuwait was exporting 1.5 million barrels of oil a day. 1989年，科威特每天出口150萬桶石油。

3. N-COUNT The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired. 槍琯; 砲琯

He pushed the barrel of the gun into the other man's open mouth. 他把槍琯插入另一個人張開著的嘴裡。

4. V-I If a vehicle or person is barrelling in a particular direction, they are moving very quickly in that direction. 高速行駛[美國英語]

The car was barrelling down the street at a crazy speed. 汽車沿著街道發瘋一般地高速行駛。

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[強調]

They received a verbal offer to buy the company lock, stock and barrel. 他們收到全磐收購公司的口頭承諾。