/bɑ:(r); bɑr/
n
1 [C]
(a) piece of solid material 棒; 条
*a long iron bar 长铁条
* a bar of chocolate, soap 一条巧克力、肥皂.
(b) narrow piece of wood or metal placed (often parallel to others in a grid) as an obstacle in a doorway, window, etc, or to act as a grate in a fire, furnace, etc （门窗等的）闩或杠; （炉灶等的）格栅
*There's a strong bar on the door. 门上有一个很坚固的闩.
* They fitted bars to their windows to stop burglars getting in. 他们在窗户上加了窗条以防盗贼进入.
2 [C] narrow band (of colour, light, etc) （色、光等的）带, 条
*At sunset, there was a bar of red across the western sky. 日落时, 西边天空有一道红晖.
3 [C] strip of metal across the ribbon of a military medal to show service in a particular area or an additional award of that medal 军功奖章绶带上面的金属横条, 表示曾在某地区服役或曾再次获得该奖章.
4 [C]
(a) vertical line dividing printed music into sections of equal value in time 乐谱上划分各小节的垂直线; 小节线.
(b) one of these sections and the notes in it 乐谱的一个小节
*Hum the opening bars of your favourite tune. 哼一哼你喜爱的曲子的开头几个小节. =>illus at musical 见musical之插图.
5 [C]
(a) bank or ridge of sand, etc across the mouth of a river or the entrance to a bay （河口或海湾入口处的）沙洲
*The ship stuck fast on the bar. 那船牢牢地搁浅在沙洲上.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) (fig 比喻) thing that hinders or stops progress; barrier 影响或阻碍进步的事物; 障碍
*Poor health may be a bar to success in life. 健康不佳可能成为人一生中取得成功的障碍.
6 [sing] barrier in a lawcourt separating the judge, prisoner, lawyers, etc from the spectators （法庭上将法官、囚犯、律师等与听众隔开的）围栏
*the prisoner at the bar 受审讯的刑事被告
* (fig 比喻) She will be judged at the bar of public opinion. 她将受到舆论的制裁.
7 [sing]
(a) (Brit) railing where non-members of Parliament stand when answering or addressing members （国会中非议员在接受议员的谘询时立于其後的）栏杆.
(b) (US) similar place in the US Senate, House of Representatives, and State Legislatures （美国参议院、众议院以及

/bɑ:(r); bɑr/
v (-rr-)
1 [Tn] fasten (a door, gate, etc) with a bar1(1b) or bars 闩上（门等）.
2 [Tn] obstruct (sth) so as to prevent progress 阻碍（某事物）
*Soldiers barred the road so we had to turn back. 士兵挡住了去路, 我们只好折回.
* (fig 比喻) Poverty bars the wayto progress. 贫穷妨碍了进步.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sb from sth/doing sth prevent sb from using sth or from doing sth 阻止某人用某物; 阻止某人做某事
*She was barred from (entering) the competition because of her age. 她因年龄的关系而被禁止（参加）比赛.
4 [usu passive 通常用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) mark sth (with a stripe or stripes) 加条纹于某物
*a sky barred with clouds 有一条条浮云的天空.
5 (phr v) bar sb in (sth)/out (of sth) keep sb from leaving or entering (a building, etc) by fastening the door, windows, etc with a bar or bars 把门、窗等闩上使某人无法出入于（建筑物等）
*He barred himself in (the house). 他把自己关在屋里.

/bɑ:(r); bɑr/
prep
1 except; not counting 除外; 不计
*The whole class is here bar two that are ill. 除两人生病外, 全班都到齐了. Cf 参看 barring.
2 (idm 习语) bar none with no exception 无例外
*That's the best meal I've ever had, bar none. 那是我吃过的最好的一顿饭菜, 无与伦比.

/bɑ:(r); bɑr/
n unit of pressure used in meteorology 巴（气象学所用的压强单位）.

The men's team horizontal bar was the second of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was conducted on 9 April.