1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.
实用例句
1. The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest.
委员会面对接二连三的抗议拒不让步。来自柯林斯例句
2. This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don'tintend it to be.
这听起来像是接二连三的指责——这并非我的本意。来自柯林斯例句
3. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。来自柯林斯例句
4. The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.
进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The film star faced a barrage of criticism for his behaviour.
