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bar

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Related topics: Drink, Shapes, patterns, Daily life, Music, Colours, Household
ldoce_017_gbar1 /bɑː $ bɑːr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] → bah, baa
1  place to drink in 飲酒場所
a) DFDa place where alcoholic drinks are served 酒吧 → pub
The hotel has a licensed bar.
賓館裏有一家有售酒許可證的酒吧。
a cocktail bar
雞尾酒酒吧
b) British EnglishBrEDFD one of the rooms inside a pub 〔酒館裏的〕酒吧間
The public bar was crowded.
大衆酒吧間裏人很多。
→5  See picture of wrapper 包裝紙, a bar of chocolate 一條巧克力, a bar of soap 一塊肥皂 ...
2  place to buy drink 買酒的地方DFD a counter where alcoholic drinks are served 售酒櫃台，吧台
They stood at the bar.
他們站在吧台旁邊。
3. a wine/coffee/snack etc bar DFa place where a particular kind of food or drink is served 酒吧/咖啡館/小吃店等
Examples from the Corpus
a wine/coffee/snack etc bar• Thurso has got a swimming pool and a wine bar.• Complimentary coffee and tea; also has a coffee bar for espresso and biscotti.! end!• The bakery has a coffee bar, and cappuccino is sixty cents!• The other times he had sat in a coffee bar with her and listened to the juke box.• There is a snack bar by the pool, a taverna in the grounds and an excellent restaurant in the Atlantis itself.• If he was lucky he might start a wine bar when he left.• Afterwards, I went to a wine bar with a couple of other crime writers.• We went to a coffee bar.
4. a breakfast bar British EnglishBrE a place in your kitchen at home where you eat breakfast or a quick meal 〔家庭廚房裏的〕早餐台
5  block shape 長條形CFD a small block of solid material that is longer than it is wide 塊，條，棒，根
a chocolate bar
一條巧克力
a candy bar
一根糖果棒
bar of
a bar of soap
一塊肥皂
→5 see picture at 見圖 piece1
6  piece of metal/wood 金屬/木頭SHUT/CLOSEPREVENT a length of metal or wood put across a door, window etc to keep it shut or to prevent people going in or out 〔門、窗等的〕闩；鐵栅；橫木；阻礙物
houses with bars across the windows
窗戶上釘有鐵條的房屋
► see thesaurus at piece
7  behind bars informalSCJ in prison 在獄中，在牢裏
Her killer was finally put behind bars.
殺害她的兇手終於被關進了監獄。
Examples from the Corpus
behind bars• He sputtered up and down the aisle, saying the man should be behind bars.• The most widely distributed Shas tract shows a smirking Weizman standing next to a grim-looking Deri behind bars.• Louis, Ray has spent most of his adult life behind bars.• Almost 3,000 people have been shown what it's like behind bars.• First, her brother is self-evidently a petty fraudster better off behind bars.• More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence, but the rest remain behind bars.• An exercise in black humour set in an enclosed and hopeless world, the film ends with him remaining behind bars.• Read in studio Britain's best weightlifters have held a unique training session ... behind bars.
8  music 音樂APM a group of notes and rests, separated from other groups by vertical lines, into which a line of written music is divided 〔樂曲中的〕小節
a few bars of the song
這首歌的幾個小節
9  bar to (doing) something writtenPREVENT something that prevents you from achieving something that you want （做）某事的障礙
I could see no bar to our happiness.
我不覺得我們的幸福有任何障礙。
Examples from the Corpus
bar to (doing) something• A goy enters a bar to have a little glass of wine.• Every hash-house club needs a hash house, a bar to hang out in before the run.• The opera crowd was jamming the bars from bar to wall.• It was as if she'd been given a glimpse of paradise, and then had it barred to her for ever.• Nor is there any double jeopardy bar to a civil case following a criminal acquittal.• The program opens with a blank drawing screen and a single menu bar to the left-hand side.• However, a private practice background, either during or after articles, is no bar to subsequent progress in local government.• Like a 996 it needs a lot of encouragement at the bars to start turning.
10  the bar 
a) British EnglishBrESCL the group of people who are barristers 〔有資格出庭處理訴訟案件的〕訟務律師，大律師〔總稱〕
b) American EnglishAmESCL an organization consisting of lawyers 律師界，律師組織
Examples from the Corpus
the bar• I have to pass the bar exam before I can start practicing law.
11  be called to the bar 
a) British EnglishBrESCL to become a barrister 取得大律師資格，成爲大律師
b) American EnglishAmESCL to become a lawyer 取得律師資格，成爲律師
Examples from the Corpus
be called to the bar• In 1808 he entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1814 though he never practised.• He also studied law and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874.• He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1856.• He was called to the bar in 1609.• He was called to the bar in 1843 and for most of the rest of his life he practised as a conveyancer.• He was called to the Bar when he left Oxford.
12  on computer screen 計算機屏幕上 a long narrow shape along the sides or at the top of a computer screen, usually containing signs that you can click on 〔計算機屏幕側邊或頂部可點擊的〕功能條
the main menu bar at the top of the screen
屏幕上方的主菜單欄
the toolbar
工具條
→ scroll bar
13  in sports 體育運動中 the long piece of wood or metal across the top of the goal in sports such as football 球門橫木[橫梁]
The ball hit the bar.
球打在球門的橫梁上。
14. pile of sand/stones 沙堆/石堆TTW a long pile of sand or stones under the water at the entrance to a harbour 〔港口入口處的〕沙洲，暗礁
15. colour/light 顔色/光CCLIGHT a narrow band of colour or light 線條，條紋，帶
16. uniforms 制服PM a narrow band of metal or cloth worn on a military uniform to show rank 〔軍服上的〕軍階杠，绶帶
17. ldoce_017.png heater 加熱器DHTPE British EnglishBrE the part of an electric heater that provides heat and has a red light 〔電暖氣的〕電熱絲[棒]
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3:
types of bar
a wine bar (=a bar selling mostly wine, in contrast to a pub)
He asked her to meet him in a trendy wine bar.
a coffee bar
We met up in the student coffee bar.
a sandwich/snack bar (=an informal restaurant or shop selling sandwiches/snacks)
I usually get some lunch from the sandwich bar.
a burger bar (=an informal restaurant selling burgers and fast food)
The kids all hang out at the local burger bar.
a juice bar (=a place selling fruit juices, usually freshly made)
The leisure centre also has a restaurant and a juice bar.
a sushi bar (=a bar or informal restaurant selling sushi)
Have you tried that new sushi bar in town?
a tapas bar (=a bar or informal restaurant serving small dishes of Spanish food)
Madrid is full of great tapas bars.
a salad bar (=a part of a restaurant where you can serve yourself to a range of salads )
When you’ve chosen your pizza, please help yourself from the salad bar.
n THESAURUS
bar a place where people go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks
A man went into a bar and ordered a drink.
Let’s meet up in the hotel bar.
The city centre is full of wine bars and restaurants.
The club has a restaurant and a cocktail bar.
pub a building in Britain where alcohol can be bought and drunk, and where meals are often served
Do you fancy going to the pub?
a country pub
public house British EnglishBrE formal a pub
The fight took place outside a public house in the city centre.
somebody’s local informal a pub near where you live, especially one you often go to
The Red Lion’s my local.
inn a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside – often used in the name of the hotel or pub
The Bull Inn dates back to the 15th century.
The hotel was once a 17th century coaching inn (=used by people travelling by coach and horses).
gastropub a pub that is known to serve very good food
a gastropub with a riverside restaurant
the Windmill Gastropub
tavern British EnglishBrE a pub in the past where you could also stay the night – used nowadays in the names of some pubs
the Turf Tavern
Marlowe was killed in a fight in a tavern.
watering hole informal a bar, pub etc where people drink alcohol – often used humorously. A watering hole is also the name for a place where wild animals go to drink
The bar became a popular watering hole for journalists.
What’s your favorite watering hole?
dive informal a bar, club etc that is cheap and dirty
The place is a bit of dive.
honky-tonk American EnglishAmE informal a cheap bar where country music is played
They played in every honky-tonk in Tennessee.
saloon a bar in the western United States. Also used in Britain about the part of a pub which has comfortable chairs where you can sit and relax
I felt like a cowboy walking into a saloon in the Wild West.
Do you want to stay in the saloon, or would rather go into the other bar?
people who work in a bar
barman especially British EnglishBrE a man who serves drinks in a bar
A big Irish barman pulled me a pint of beer.
barmaid British EnglishBrE a woman who serves drinks in a bar
I was working in the evenings as a barmaid.
bartender especially American EnglishAmE someone who makes, pours, and serves drinks in a bar or restaurant
The bartender gave him his change.
bar staff the people serving drinks or food in a bar or pub
The local pub is advertising for bar staff.
landlord British EnglishBrE a man who owns or manages a pub
He became violent and the landlord asked him to leave.
Examples from the Corpus
bar• We go through so much soap in our family that I buy about 10 bars a month.• I used to buy a bar of chocolate every day and give half to my friend.• a candy bar• I helped him take the wrapper off his candy bar.• Fantasy: I stand in a crowded bar.• Some tanks had a cutter bar mounted in front to improve their ability to move through jungle.• They played a few bars, then stopped.• One efficient method of covering the roof is to combine twin wall Lexon Thermoclear sheeting with Twinfix aluminium structural glazing bar.• The gold bars were transported from the bank in an armored truck.• A lot of houses had bars across the windows.• the menu bar on your computer screen• Employees stayed late every night to drink from the open bar and banter about advertising concepts with their mentor.• One of the ships got stuck on a sand bar.• We went to a sports bar to watch the game and have a few beers.• Manningham perched on a black leather stool by a well-stocked bar with a large mirror behind it.• After high school, Medville found herself looking at a future on welfare or tending bar.• O'Keefe stood at the bar, drinking and watching the girls.• After repeatedly failing his examinations, he was eventually called to the bar in the Inner Temple.
licensed bar• There is also a licensed bar and in the Riverview Lounge a variety of studio events, workshops and demonstrations take place.• There will be a licensed bar and hot supper.• Other facilities include air conditioned foyer, a licensed bar, shop and fast food servery.• The hotel has a licensed bar and a lift to all floors.• Attractions include over 100 trade stands, refreshment tents and licensed bars, caravan site and craft fair.• A fully licensed bar and restaurant with magnificent sea views can ensure a relaxed atmosphere.• Lift, licensed bar, entertainment weekly.
chocolate bar• The older soldier presses a chocolate bar into my hand, then pushes me towards the crowd of waiting women.• Potato chips, fizzy drinks and chocolate bars are circulated.• Your average chocolate bar, far from being the energy snack advertisers would have you believe, is loaded with fat.• The topping was a melted chocolate bar, sprinkled with a handful of soggy peanuts.• Ilene Karp Boy: Did you hear about the new chocolate bar called Jaws?• A reified chocolate bar can also vary in quantity.• Philip held out the paper that the chocolate bar Lee had given him had been wrapped in.• The chocolate bars are on Big Mal if they start with three points.
bar2 ●○○ verb (barred, barring) [transitiveT]
1  ENTERto officially prevent someone from entering a place or from doing something 阻止，禁止
bar somebody from (doing) something
They seized his passport and barred him from leaving the country.
他們沒收了他的護照，禁止他出境。
► see thesaurus at forbid
2  PREVENTto prevent people from going somewhere by placing something in their way 阻擋，阻攔
She ran back, but Francis barred her way.
她往回跑，可是弗朗西斯攔住了她。
A locked gate barred my entrance to the wood.
上了鎖的大門擋住了我進入樹林的路。
3. (also bar up)SHUT/CLOSE to shut a door or window using a bar or piece of wood so that people cannot get in or out 〔用鐵條、木條等〕封，堵〔門、窗〕
Examples from the Corpus
bar• Some of the survivors said that one of the fire exits had been barred.• Sorry, you can't come into this club - you're barred.• The Court of Appeal held that even if there had been a right of rescission it was barred by lapse of time.• After telling a guard he wanted to look around, Morse was barred from entering.• The fans were barred from ever attending football matches in England again.• Even these companies are barred from selling to the domestic market.• They then barred him from watching Prisoner Cell Block H, before extending it to a total television ban.• Content Advisor, which provides a way to bar kids from unsavory Web sites.• In 1903 the New York School Board barred married women from teaching.• The court also ruled that no public policy bars men from fathering children posthumously.• She stood in the hall, barring my way.• The owner of the house had barred the back door.
bar somebody from (doing) something• The law bars students from being on the streets during school hours and places penalties on both parents and students.• That would seem to bar lobbyists from buying any meals for House members or their aides.• Thus the question becomes: is there a compelling reason to bar homosexuals from marriage?• A 1990 federal law bars local governments from prohibiting late-night and early-morning departures at a new airport without Federal Aviation Administration approval.• Or a gold bar made from same.• In 1657 Crofton tried to bar him from the pulpit, as a heretic and troublemaker.• The height of each bar is read from the vertical axis.
barred ... way• As they left the courtroom Ford tried to speak to Mitchum, but Geisler barred his way.• However, a locked gate barred the way.• Locked in a metaphysical conundrum, they both looked at the patch of road where the virtual pole barred the way.• The policeman they had spotted earlier directing the crowd barred their way.• But no one barred the way, no one waved, there was nothing across the road.• A wooden rail at waist height barred their way; they must be very close to the edge of the cliff.• He barred their way to the shores of the island.
bar3 prepositionprep
1  EXCEPTexcept 除了…以外
We had recorded the whole album, bar one track.
我們把整張專輯都錄了下來，除了一首歌。
2  bar none BESTused to emphasize that someone is the best of a particular group 無人可比〔用於強調〕
He’s the most talented actor in the country, bar none.
他是國内最有天分的演員，無人可比。
Examples from the Corpus
bar none• They serve the best breakfast in town, bar none.• Rosie Perez is the sexiest actress in the world bar none.
→ barring
Examples from the Corpus
bar• No work's been done in the office today, bar a little typing.• He died with no possessions bar a small piece of land in Ireland.• I get hardly any mail, bar the occasional postcard from my mother.
the BarBar, the noun
n1  British EnglishBrE the profession of being a barrister, or the members of this profession
He retired after 25 years at the Bar.
n2  American EnglishAmE the profession of being a lawyer, or the members of this profession
the State Bar of California
n3. American EnglishAmE infml the exam that you must take to become a lawyer
4. be called to the Bar British EnglishBrE to become a barrister 取得大律師資格，成爲大律師
From Longman Business Dictionary
barbar1 /bɑːbɑːr/ verb (barred, barring) [transitiveT]
to officially stop someone from doing something or from entering a place
bar somebody from (doing) something
He has been barred from the securities and investment advisory business.
Foreign investors would be barred from buying majority stakes.
barbar2 (also Bar) nounLAW
1the bar British EnglishBrE the profession of a BARRISTER, or barristers in general
In 1988, she was called to the bar (=became a barrister) and she now practises in London, specialising in criminal and family law.
He has now passed his Bar Examination (=the examination you must pass in order to become a barrister).
2the bar American EnglishAmE a word for the legal profession, used in the names of professional associations of lawyers
the New Jersey State Bar Association
→ see also American Bar Association
Origin bar1
(1100-1200) Old French barre

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