barrage /ˈbærɑːʒ/ TEM8 ( barraging, barraged, barrages )

义项 barrage读作ˈbɑːrɪdʒ。

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks. 连续炮击

  例：

  The artillery barrage on the city was the heaviest since the ceasefire.

  此次对城市的连续炮击是自停战以来最猛烈的。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way. 一连串 (问题，抱怨等)

  例：

  He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.

  他面临着听众一连串的愤怒质问。

• 3. 

  V-T If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid. 不断骚扰 [usu passive]

  例：

  Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen.

  医生们抱怨总是受到医药公司销售人员的骚扰。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water. 堰堤; 水坝

  例：

  ...a hydro-electric tidal barrage.

  …一座水力发电潮汐拦河坝。