barrage

noun

/ˈbærɑːʒ/

/bəˈrɑːʒ/

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[countable, usually singular] the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
- an artillery barrage from at least 1 000 guns
- Troops unleashed a barrage of grenades.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- intense
- massive
- …
verb + barrage
- fire
- launch
- let loose
- …
barrage + noun
- balloon
preposition
- barrage of
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[singular] barrage (of something) a large number of something, such as questions or comments, that are directed at somebody very quickly, one after the other, often in an aggressive way
- a barrage of questions/criticisms/complaints
- the media’s barrage of attacks on the President’s wife
Extra Examples
- The president is facing a barrage of criticism over his handling of the crisis.
- The reporters kept up a constant barrage of questions.
- He pressed ahead with his plans despite coming under a barrage of criticism.
- She had not been prepared to face this barrage of questions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- constant
- continuous
- daily
- …
verb + barrage
- be faced with
- endure
- face
- …
preposition
- barrage of
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/ˈbærɑːʒ/

/ˈbɑːrɪdʒ/
[countable] a wall or barrier built across a river to store water, prevent a flood, etc.
- They built a barrage across the bay.
Topics Geographyc2

Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense (3)): from French, from barrer ‘to bar’, of unknown origin.

单词	barrage
释义	barrage noun /ˈbærɑːʒ/ /bəˈrɑːʒ/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular] the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy an artillery barrage from at least 1 000 guns Troops unleashed a barrage of grenades. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy intense massive … verb + barrage fire launch let loose … barrage + noun balloon preposition barrage of See full entry [singular] barrage (of something) a large number of something, such as questions or comments, that are directed at somebody very quickly, one after the other, often in an aggressive way a barrage of questions/criticisms/complaints the media’s barrage of attacks on the President’s wife Extra Examples The president is facing a barrage of criticism over his handling of the crisis. The reporters kept up a constant barrage of questions. He pressed ahead with his plans despite coming under a barrage of criticism. She had not been prepared to face this barrage of questions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective constant continuous daily … verb + barrage be faced with endure face … preposition barrage of See full entry /ˈbærɑːʒ/ /ˈbɑːrɪdʒ/ [countable] a wall or barrier built across a river to store water, prevent a flood, etc. They built a barrage across the bay. Topics Geographyc2 Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense (3)): from French, from barrer ‘to bar’, of unknown origin.
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