bar
n
1 [C]
(a) piece of solid material 棒; 條: a long iron bar 長鐵條
a bar of chocolate, soap 一條巧克力、肥皂.
(b) narrow piece of wood or metal placed (often parallel to others in a grid) as an obstacle in a doorway, window, etc, or to act as a grate in a fire, furnace, etc (門窗等的)閂或杠; (爐灶等的)格柵
There's a strong bar on the door. 門上有一個很堅固的閂.
They fitted bars to their windows to stop burglars getting in. 他們在窗戶上加了窗條以防盜賊進入.
2 [C] narrow band (of colour, light, etc) (色、光等的)帶, 條
At sunset, there was a bar of red across the western sky. 日落時, 西邊天空有一道紅暉.
3 [C] strip of metal across the ribbon of a military medal to show service in a particular area or an additional award of that medal 軍功獎章綬帶上面的金屬橫條, 表示曾在某地區服役或曾再次獲得該獎章.
4 [C]
(a) vertical line dividing printed music into sections of equal value in time 樂譜上劃分各小節的垂直線; 小節線.
(b) one of these sections and the notes in it 樂譜的一個小節
Hum the opening bars of your favourite tune. 哼一哼你喜愛的曲子的開頭幾個小節. =>illus at musical 見musical之插圖.
5 [C]
(a) bank or ridge of sand, etc across the mouth of a river or the entrance to a bay (河口或海灣入口處的)沙洲
The ship stuck fast on the bar. 那船牢牢地擱淺在沙洲上.
(b) (usu sing 通常作單數) (fig 比喻) thing that hinders or stops progress; barrier 影響或阻礙進步的事物; 障礙
Poor health may be a bar to success in life. 健康不佳可能成為人一生中取得成功的障礙.
6 [sing] barrier in a lawcourt separating the judge, prisoner, lawyers, etc from the spectators (法庭上將法官、囚犯、律師等與聽眾隔開的)圍欄
the prisoner at the bar 受審訊的刑事被告
(fig 比喻) She will be judged at the bar of public opinion. 她將受到輿論的制裁.
7 [sing]
(a) (Brit) railing where non-members of Parliament stand when answering or addressing members (國會中非議員在接受議員的諮詢時立於其後的)欄桿.
(b) (US) similar place in the US Senate, House of Representatives, and State Legislatures (美國參議院、眾議院以及.
bar v (-rr-)
1 [Tn] fasten (a door, gate, etc) with a bar1(1b) or bars 閂上(門等).
2 [Tn] obstruct (sth) so as to prevent progress 阻礙(某事物)
Soldiers barred the road so we had to turn back. 士兵擋住了去路, 我們只好折回.
(fig 比喻) Poverty bars the wayto progress. 貧窮妨礙了進步.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sb from sth/doing sth prevent sb from using sth or from doing sth 阻止某人用某物; 阻止某人做某事
She was barred from (entering) the competition because of her age. 她因年齡的關系而被禁止(參加)比賽.
4 [usu passive 通常用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) mark sth (with a stripe or stripes) 加條紋於某物
a sky barred with clouds 有一條條浮云的天空.
5 (phr v) bar sb in (sth)/out (of sth) keep sb from leaving or entering (a building, etc) by fastening the door, windows, etc with a bar or bars 把門、窗等閂上使某人無法出入於(建筑物等)
He barred himself in (the house). 他把自己關在屋里.
bar prep
1 except; not counting 除外; 不計
The whole class is here bar two that are ill. 除兩人生病外, 全班都到齊了. Cf 參看 barring.
2 (idm 習語) bar none with no exception 無例外
That's the best meal I've ever had, bar none. 那是我吃過的最好的一頓飯菜, 無與倫比.
bar n unit of pressure used in meteorology 巴(氣象學所用的壓強單位).