barrel

/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/· 动词(进行时 barreling)

环境/气候/能源B2

barrel
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Chinese meaning

(风fēng暴bào等děng)横héng冲chōng直zhí撞zhuàng般bān疾jí驰chí而ér来lái

(本běn义yì)圆yuán柱zhù形xíng木mù桶tǒng

In this story →

飓jù风fēng横héng冲chōng直zhí撞zhuàng般bān疾jí驰chí逼bī近jìn夏xià威wēi夷yí

Example

Hurricane Lowell is barreling toward Hawaii, bringing the potential for life-threatening floods.

飓jù风fēng洛luò厄è尔ěr正zhèng横héng冲chōng直zhí撞zhuàng般bān逼bī近jìn夏xià威wēi夷yí,可kě能néng带dài来lái危wēi及jí生shēng命mìng的de洪hóng水shuǐ。

Source: CBS News · 7 Sep 2026

Background ✎

飓jù风fēng洛luò厄è尔ěr正zhèng猛měng烈liè逼bī近jìn夏xià威wēi夷yí,当dāng地dì已yǐ宣xuān布bù进jìn入rù紧jǐn急jí状zhuàng态tài。这zhè场chǎng风fēng暴bào可kě能néng带dài来lái危wēi及jí生shēng命mìng的de洪hóng水shuǐ。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 baril(木桶),更早来源不明

  • 单纯词(源自古法语 baril,原指木桶),动词义由名词转品而来

Collocations

  • barrel down / barrel toward / oil barrel

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