barrel
n
1
(a) large round container with flat ends and bulging in the middle, made of wood, metal or plastic 桶; 琵琶桶. =>illus 见插图.
(b) amount that a barrel contains 一桶的量.
2 long metal tube forming part of sth, esp a gun or a pen (物体某部的)金属管(尤指枪管或笔管). =>illus at gun 见gun之插图.
3 (idm 习语) lock, stock and barrel => lock2. (get/have sb) over a barrel (infml 口) (have sb) at one´s mercy; in a helpless position (使某人)听从摆布; 束手无策. scrape the barrel => scrape1. barrel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [Tn]
put (sth) in a barrel or barrels 将(某物)装入桶中.