After the bombing, the whole area was barred to the public. 轰炸后,整个地区禁止公众通行。
There are several bars in the hotel. 这家旅馆里有好几个酒吧。
He is the best singer in the world, bar none. 他是全世界最佳歌手,无人能比。
bar barred, barring
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
<noun.artifact> he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
a counter where you can obtain food or drink
<noun.artifact> he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
<noun.artifact> there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
<noun.communication> the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
<noun.artifact> it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
the act of preventing
<noun.act> there was no bar against leaving money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
<noun.quantity> unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
<noun.object> the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
<noun.group> he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
<noun.attribute> a green toad with small black stripes or bars may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
<noun.artifact> a bar of chocolate
a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
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a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
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a heating element in an electric fire
<noun.artifact> an electric fire with three bars
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
<noun.artifact> spectators were not allowed past the bar [ verb ]
Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood. --Ex. xxvi. 26.
2. An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
3. Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
Must I new bars to my own joy create? --Dryden.
4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
6. (Law) (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court. (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence. (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession. (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.
7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.
8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.
9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.
11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest.
12. (Far.) pl. (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed. (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.
13. (Mining) (a) A drilling or tamping rod. (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
14. (Arch.) (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town. (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
{Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury.
{Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
{Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}.
{Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required.
{Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}.
{Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument.
{In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.
{Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, any matter which is a final defense in an action.
{Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.
{Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court.
Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barred} (b[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Barring}.] [ F. barrer. See {Bar}, n.] 1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon. --Hawthorne.
3. To except; to exclude by exception.
Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak.
4. To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly. --Burney.
Authorities contended Savage then sent Sean Doutre, 22, a bouncer at his bar, to kill Mrs. Spearman.
The measure would ban the import of five foreign-made weapons and outlaw the manufacture of four other varieties in this country. The bill would not bar possession or sale of the weapons.
LTV Steel Co. of Cleveland, a subsidiary of Dallas-based LTV Corp., plans to sell its Ohio-based steel bar division as part of the parent company's reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws.
In a rundown West Texas bar called the Sundowner Recreational Club, dreams go down as easy as a cold bottle of Pearl Beer and are just as intoxicating.
He wasn't an attorney, so he couldn't be disciplined by the bar.
He runs the Stress Management Unit at London Bridge Hospital, a short walk from the Pavilion wine bar.
A bar owner put on the dog for visiting Vice President Dan Quayle, mixing sarcasm with his special of the day.
It refused to bar the IRS's claims and dismissed McKay's 1985 petition as filed long after the 90-day deadline.
The Contra proposal would allow the combatants to receive arms and amunition while in the zones and bar the government from accepting military aid, which comes from the Soviet bloc.
Rep. Fortney Stark (D., Calif.), chairman of the health subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, adds, "The doctors have not stepped up to the bar with the rest of us to save money."
John E. Jacobson, a steel economist, estimates that since 1981 bar prices have fallen every year except 1987, when they were flat compared with 1986.
The U.S. government urged Hungary to permanently bar Edward Lee Howard, a defector wanted on an espionage charge who has made extended visits to the eastern block country, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The ethics panel was deeply torn over how to resolve the Keating case, in part because Senate rules do not bar lawmakers from intervening with federal regulators on behalf of constituents or from taking actions that benefit contributors.
Mr. Bray said the group is pushing for federal legislation that will specifically bar discriminaton against homosexuals.
Thornburgh's dispute with the ABA was born of an apparent disagreement over discussions he and his aides had with bar officials over changes in the ABA's guidelines on judicial screening.
"The fertilizer was all over the place," said David Phillips, manager of a Deerfield Beach store, where the bar codes from 233 bags were cut out Sunday night.
The assaults started at the bar entrance, which was locked for construction, she said.
The bar in the poop deck (which takes its name from the early Spanish habit of lining the deck with puppet-like models of saints) has pictures of pirates and their flags.
He expanded his repertoire last month after returning from a vacation that included a train ride from Chicago to Seattle during which he heard a club-car attendant recite poetry as part of his announcement he was closing the bar.
The capital improvements will include a continuous caster, which eliminates several laborious and costly steps in steelmaking, as well as the modernization of an existing bar mill.
Those at the bar can nurse $3.50 beers and watch the scene.
He insisted that such a rule would not be a "one share, one vote rule" because it would not bar companies new to the public market from creating unequal shareholders rights, only preventing them from stripping existing shares of their voting powers.
That could be difficult, as the Communist-drafted election law will bar all forms of campaign aid from other countries _ a slap in the face to West Germans hoping to help the opposition.
Government agencies could, if they desire, bar Salomon from future dealings with them.
However, Tyson has asked a state court in Delaware _ where Holly Farms is incorporated _ to bar the meeting.
A student whose extraordinary memory has enabled him to memorize 35,000 digits of an equation _ and pick up a few bar bets along the way _ is the subject of a $157,000 federal study, a newspaper reported today.
The prosecution said Boggs lured Greene from a North Hollywood bar to his medical office in April 1988 and suffocated him, although the cause of death was never conclusively proved through medical evidence.
The other, more stringent proposal would bar legislators from serving more than eight years in the State Senate and six in the House.
Several American servicemen in bars and clubs cheered the pro-base demonstrators, who included bar girls and merchants who closed their shops to join the rally organized by city officials.
Harris' election last September by members of the Boston Episcopal diocese also touched off debate from other denominations that bar women from the priesthood.