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Crude oil 原油 OPEC：

abbr.石油输出国家组织(=Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) barrel

n.桶；枪管；一桶的量；炮管；大量；笔管；汽油桶 vi.快速移动 vt.把 ... 装桶

barrel作“桶”解时指中间鼓起的圆桶、琵琶桶,用作比喻指“枪〔炮〕管”。还可表示“一桶之量”。 The beer comes out of the barrel under pressure.

啤酒受到压力从桶中流出。

常见短语，搭配 over a barrel

〈非正〉处于不利地位 in a position of serious disadvantage

He had me over a barrel because he knew my carefully-guarded secrets. 我受制于他，因为他掌握了我严守的秘密。

They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it. 他们修理这部汽车索价太高,但我们被逼得只好听其摆布,因为我们不能没有汽车。 用作名词 (n.) 名词+～

beer barrel 啤酒桶rifle barrel 来复枪管～+介词

a barrel of beer 一桶啤酒 triple

adj.有三部分的；三倍的