barrel off

Chinese meaning
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Example
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barrels off Miami runway and smashes into cars: police
Source: CBC · 6 Sep 2026
Background ✎
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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