bar1/bɑr; bɑː/n [C]1 a) a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and can be drunk 酒吧: We met in the hotel bar. 我们在酒店的酒吧里见面。 b) BrE one of the rooms inside a PUB 【英】〔酒馆里的〕酒吧间2 a COUNTER where alcoholic drinks are served 售酒柜台﹐吧台: at the bar They stood at the bar. 他们站在吧台旁。behind the bar The woman behind the bar was very friendly. 吧台后面的那个女人非常友善。3 coffee/snack/burger etc bar a place where a particular type of food or drink is served 咖啡店/小吃店/汉堡包店等4 a small block of something 块﹐棒﹐条: +of a bar of soap 一块肥皂a bar of chocolate 一块条形巧克力a candy bar 一块糖see picture at见 PIECE 图5 a long narrow piece of metal or wood〔金属或木头的〕长条﹐棒: iron bars 铁条6 bar to (doing) sth something that prevents something else from happening(做)某事的障碍: His lack of a formal education was not a bar to his success. 他缺少正规教育没有影响他的成功。7 a group of notes in printed music, separated from others by a vertical line〔乐谱的〕一小节8 a row of pictures on a computer screen that you can choose and CLICK on〔电脑屏幕上可选择点击的〕栏: the menu bar 菜单栏9 behind barsinformal in prison【非正式】坐牢﹐在狱中: He was back behind bars last night. 他昨晚又进监狱了。10 the bar the profession of being a lawyer, or lawyers considered as a group 律师职业﹔律师界
bar2v [T] barred , barring 1 to officially prevent someone from doing something 禁止: bar sb from (doing) sth He was barred from playing in the tournament. 他被禁止参加锦标赛。2 to prevent someone from going somewhere by putting something in front of them 阻挡﹐拦住: A tall gate barred their way . 一扇高高的大门挡住了他们的路。3 to close and lock a door or window 闩上﹐堵住〔门﹑窗〕
bar3prep 1 except 除…以外: It was a great performance, bar one mistake. 除了一个地方出错﹐这是一场很精彩的演出。2 bar none used to emphasize that someone or something is the best 无人可比〔用于强调〕: It's the best restaurant in town, bar none. 这是镇里最好的餐厅﹐其他餐厅无法相比。