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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
barrel
bar·rel [barrel barrels barrelled barreled barrelling barreling] noun, verb BrE [ˈbærəl] NAmE [ˈbærəl] noun 1. a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides •a beer/wine barrel 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 •They got through two barrels of beer. •Oil prices fell to $9 a barrel. 3. the part of a gun like a tube through which the bullets are fired •Tom found himself looking down the barrel of a gun. •The barrel was aimed directly at me. •He fired one barrel and then fired again. more at lock, stock and barrel at ↑lock n., scrape (the bottom of) the barrel at ↑scrape v., be like shooting fish in a barrel at ↑shoot v. Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French baril, from medieval Latin barriclus ‘small cask’. Thesaurus: barrel noun C •They got through two barrels of beer. keg • • drum • • cylinder • • tank • • vat • • tub • a beer barrel/keg an oil barrel/drum/tank fill a barrel/drum/cylinder/tank/vat/tub Example Bank: •I felt the gun barrel at my head. •Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel. •She found herself looking down the barrel of a gun. •The price of oil had fallen to $16 per barrel. •They filled the barrels with cider. •a barrel of beer/oil •Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel. •The art of barrel-making is an ancient skill. Idioms: ↑barrel of laughs ▪ ↑over a barrel verb (-ll-, NAmE -l-)intransitive + adv./prep. (NAmE, informal) to move very fast in a particular direction, especially in a way that you cannot control •He came barreling down the hill and smashed into a phone booth. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French baril, from medieval Latin barriclus ‘small cask’.
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