
barrage
词源
源自法语 'barrer'(阻挡),最初指军事防御工事,19世纪开始用于描述密集火力攻击,后引申为其他领域的连续冲击。
noun
❶ 指短时间内密集发射的子弹、炮弹等火力攻击,也可比喻为大量连续不断的事物,如问题、批评等。
“The soldiers faced a barrage of enemy fire.”
(士兵们遭遇了敌军的密集火力攻击。)
“The politician was met with a barrage of questions from reporters.”
(这位政客遭到了记者们连珠炮般的提问。)
❶ 指横跨河流的拦河坝,用于控制水流或蓄水,通常配有闸门系统。
“The barrage on the river helps prevent flooding downstream.”
(河上的拦河坝有助于防止下游发生洪水。)
“They built a barrage to regulate the water flow for irrigation.”
(他们修建了一座拦河坝来调节灌溉用水流量。)
verb
❶ 指用大量事物连续不断地攻击或质问某人,使其难以招架。
“Reporters barraged the celebrity with personal questions.”
(记者们用私人问题连番轰炸这位名人。)
“Protesters barraged the building with eggs and tomatoes.”
(抗议者向大楼连续投掷鸡蛋和西红柿。)
常见短语
a barrage of — 表示大量连续出现的事物,通常带有压倒性或攻击性意味,如问题、批评或攻击等。
“The new policy faced a barrage of criticism from the public.”
(新政策遭到了公众的猛烈批评。)