
bar
词源
源自古法语'barre',意为'横木、障碍',可能来自拉丁语'barra',指'横梁、障碍物'。
noun
❶ 酒吧,指提供酒水饮料的营业场所,人们常在此社交或放松。
“Let's meet at the bar after work.”
(下班后我们在酒吧见面吧。)
“He works as a bartender in a local bar.”
(他在当地一家酒吧当调酒师。)
❶ 条状物,指长而窄的固体物品,可以是金属、巧克力等材料制成。
“He bought a bar of chocolate for his daughter.”
(他给女儿买了一条巧克力。)
“The window was secured with iron bars.”
(窗户用铁条加固了。)
❶ 障碍物,指阻止前进或通过的物体或情况。
“Poverty should not be a bar to education.”
(贫穷不应成为接受教育的障碍。)
“The fallen tree was a bar across the road.”
(倒下的树横在路中间成了障碍。)
verb
❶ 禁止或阻止某人做某事,通常通过正式规定或物理障碍实现。
“The law bars discrimination based on race.”
(法律禁止基于种族的歧视。)
“She was barred from entering the competition.”
(她被禁止参加比赛。)
常见短语
behind bars — 指被关在监狱里,形容某人正在服刑的状态。
“The thief will spend five years behind bars.”
(这个小偷将在监狱里服刑五年。)
bar none — 表示没有例外,强调某事物是最好的或最突出的。
“She is the best singer in the competition, bar none.”
(毫无疑问,她是比赛中最好的歌手。)
bar code — 条形码,由黑白条纹组成的图形标识,用于存储商品信息。
“The cashier scanned the bar code to get the price.”
(收银员扫描条形码获取价格。)