bar
Definitions
A long rigid rod of metal or wood; a counter where drinks are served; an obstacle to progress.
条，棒，横木；供应酒水的吧台；妨碍进展的障碍。
To obstruct or prevent the passage of someone or something; to officially forbid.
阻挡，拦住；正式禁止。
Except; other than (as in 'bar none').
除……之外（如 bar none，毫无例外）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbar is the root itself — Medieval Latin barra, a wooden rod laid across a gate. One object, many uses: the rod becomes the railing in a courtroom (the legal 'bar'), the counter that separates drinkers from bottles (a pub bar), and the verb 'to block' (the rod stops you passing). The slim sense 'except' comes from the idea of barring everything else out.
Root bar still carries 38 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.behind bars在狱中（在铁窗后）
- 2.raise the bar提高标准
- 3.bar none毫无例外
- 4.set the bar high把标准定得很高
Example Sentences
- 1.
A steel bar reinforced the concrete column.
- 2.
We met some friends for a drink at the bar.
- 3.
His criminal record barred him from entering the country.
- 4.
She is the best singer in the school, bar none.