n (1) 大木桶，琵琶桶 (large round container made of wood， metal， etc， with curved sides and a flat top and bottom) [C]：The～s contain beer.這些大木桶裝的是啤酒。a wine～葡萄酒桶;
(2)一桶之量 (amount of liquid that a barrel contains) (=barrelful)[C]：We bought a～of apples/beer/oil.我們買了一大桶蘋果/啤酒/油。peel a～of potatoes 把一桶土豆削了皮;〖同〗barrelful;
(3)大量 (a great quantity) [C， 常pl， 但sing意義] (infml)：a～/～s of money大量的錢;a～of fun無(wú)窮的樂(lè)趣;
(4)槍(炮、筆)管(筒) (part of sth， esp a gun or a pen that is in the shape of a tube) [C]：The rifle～was hot.槍筒子是熱的。The bullet jammed in the～of the gun.子彈卡在槍筒里了。
(get/have) sb over a barrel (使)處于自己的控制之中或處于窘境 (infml)：I have to obey him because he's got me over a～. 我只好服從他，因?yàn)樗芽刂屏宋摇?/p>
→ ′barrel-organ n 手搖風(fēng)琴;′barrelful n 一桶(之量);
vt 裝桶 (put or pack in a barrel or barrels) [T+n]：～ cement/beer把水泥/啤酒裝桶