1. behind bars : [法] 在狱中, 在押;
及物动词
名词
1. 酒吧
A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
2. 酒吧间
A bar is a room in a pub or hotel where alcoholic drinks are served.
3. 吧台;售酒柜台
A bar is a counter on which alcoholic drinks are served.
1. the act of preventing
e.g. there was no bar against leaving
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
Synonym: prevention
2. a rigid piece of metal or wood
usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
e.g. there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
3. an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
e.g. it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
4. a counter where you can obtain food or drink
e.g. he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
5. (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
e.g. spectators were not allowed past the bar
6. a heating element in an electric fire
e.g. an electric fire with three bars
7. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
8. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
e.g. he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
Synonym: barroomsaloonginmilltaproom
9. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
e.g. a bar of chocolate
Synonym: cake
10. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
e.g. a green toad with small black stripes or bars
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
11. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
e.g. the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
Synonym: measure
12. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
e.g. he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
Synonym: legal professionlegal community
13. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
e.g. the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
14. (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
e.g. unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter