1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest.
委員會(huì)面對(duì)接二連三的抗議拒不讓步。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don'tintend it to be.
這聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是接二連三的指責(zé)——這并非我的本意。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
一道攔河壩將會(huì)在上游攔住水流，抬升水位。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.
進(jìn)攻在炮火的掩護(hù)下開始了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. The film star faced a barrage of criticism for his behaviour.