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.这些大木桶装的是啤酒。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.我们买了一大桶苹果/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意义] (infml)：a～/～s of money大量的钱;a～of fun无穷的乐趣;

(4)枪(炮、笔)管(筒) (part of sth， esp a gun or a pen that is in the shape of a tube) [C]：The rifle～was hot.枪筒子是热的。The bullet jammed in the～of the gun.子弹卡在枪筒里了。

(get/have) sb over a barrel (使)处于自己的控制之中或处于窘境 (infml)：I have to obey him because he's got me over a～. 我只好服从他，因为他已控制了我。

→ ′barrel-organ n 手摇风琴;′barrelful n 一桶(之量);

vt 装桶 (put or pack in a barrel or barrels) [T+n]：～ cement/beer把水泥/啤酒装桶