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.
雙語例句
1. The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest.
委員會麵對接二連三的抗議拒不讓步。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don'tintend it to be.
這聽起來像是接二連三的指責——這並非我的本意。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
一道攔河壩將會在上遊攔住水流，抬升水位。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.
進攻在炮火的掩護下開始了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The film star faced a barrage of criticism for his behaviour.