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barge

UK //bɑːdʒ//US //bɑːrdʒ//

词源

源自中古英语 'barge',来自古法语 'barge',可能源自拉丁语 'barca'(小船)。

noun

❶ 一种大型平底船,通常用于在河流或运河上运输货物,特点是船身宽大且吃水较浅。

“The coal was transported by barge along the river.”

(煤炭通过驳船沿河运输。)

“They loaded the barge with construction materials.”

(他们在驳船上装载了建筑材料。)

同义词:flatboat, lighter, canal boat

verb

❶ 鲁莽地闯入或打断某事,通常指不礼貌或突然的行为。

“He barged into the meeting without knocking.”

(他没敲门就闯进了会议室。)

“She barged past me to get to the front of the line.”

(她挤过我冲到队伍前面。)

同义词:push, shove, intrude

常见短语

barge in — 突然闯入或打断某事,通常带有不礼貌的意味。

“She always barges in when I'm talking to someone else.”

(我和别人说话时她总是突然插进来。)

barge pole — 比喻不愿接触或保持距离的事物,常用于否定句。

“I wouldn't touch that idea with a barge pole.”

(我根本不想碰那个主意。)