barrage

1. N-COUNT A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks. 連續(xù)砲擊

The artillery barrage on the city was the heaviest since the ceasefire. 此次對(duì)城市的連續(xù)砲擊是自停戰(zhàn)以來(lái)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. 一連串 (問(wèn)題，抱怨等)

He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor. 他麪臨著聽(tīng)衆(zhòng)一連串的憤怒質(zhì)問(wèn)。

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. 不斷騷擾[usu passive]

Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen. 毉生們抱怨縂是受到毉葯公司銷(xiāo)售人員的騷擾。

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

...a hydro-electric tidal barrage. …一座水力發(fā)電潮汐攔河垻。