单词 | barrack |
释义 | barrack 1. n. & v. --n (usu. in pl., often treated as sing.)   1. a building or building complex used to house soldiers.   2. any building used to accommodate large numbers of people.   3. a large building of a bleak or plain appearance. --vtr. place (soldiers etc.) in barracks. Phrases and idioms barrack-room lawyer Brit. a pompously argumentative person. barrack-square a drill-ground near a barracks. Etymology: F baraque f. It. baracca or Sp. barraca soldier's tent, of unkn. orig. 2. v. Brit.   1. tr. shout or jeer at (players in a game, a performer, speaker, etc.).   2. intr. (of spectators at games etc.) shout or jeer. Etymology: app. f. BORAK |
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