barrel off

/ˈbær.əl ɔːf/· phrasal verb

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barrel off
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Chinese meaning

猛měng冲chōng出chū(跑pǎo道dào/道dào路lù),失shī控kòng冲chōng出chū

疾jí速sù且qiě失shī控kòng地dì冲chōng出chū去qù

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货huò运yùn飞fēi机jī失shī控kòng冲chōng出chū迈mài阿ā密mì机jī场chǎng跑pǎo道dào

Example

At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barrels off Miami runway and smashes into cars: police

警jǐng方fāng称chēng,一yī架jià亚yà马mǎ逊xùn货huò运yùn飞fēi机jī冲chōng出chū迈mài阿ā密mì机jī场chǎng跑pǎo道dào并bìng撞zhuàng上shàng多duō辆liàng汽qì车chē,造zào成chéng至zhì少shǎo5人rén死sǐ亡wáng。

Source: CBC · 6 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī架jià亚yà马mǎ逊xùn货huò运yùn飞fēi机jī周zhōu日rì在zài迈mài阿ā密mì国guó际jì机jī场chǎng冲chōng出chū跑pǎo道dào,撞zhuàng上shàng多duō辆liàng汽qì车chē并bìng起qǐ火huǒ,造zào成chéng至zhì少shǎo5人rén死sǐ亡wáng,当dāng局jú正zhèng在zài调diào查chá事shì故gù原yuán因yīn。

Roots · etymology

barrel 由名词「桶」转为俗语动词,喻指横冲直撞般疾驰;off 表「脱离」

  • barrel(桶,引申为「像桶滚动般猛冲」)+ off(离开、偏离原路径)

Collocations

  • barrel off the road / barrel down the highway / barrel into

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