1. to fasten or secure with a bar
用門閂或橫木鎖上
He barred the door to keep intruders out.
他閂上門以防入侵者進入。
Remember to bar the gate before you leave.
離開前記得把大門閂上。
「bar」作動詞時,主要指禁止進入或阻擋。
禁止進入
EN: to officially prevent someone from entering a place or doing something
翻譯: 正式禁止某人進入某處或做某事
阻擋去路
EN: to block a road, path, or entrance so that it cannot be used
翻譯: 阻擋道路、路徑或入口,使其無法通行
法律禁止
EN: to forbid something by law or official rule
翻譯: 透過法律或官方規定禁止某事
小提醒:注意「bar」作動詞時,常與「from」連用,表示「禁止(某人)做…」,例如:He was barred from the competition.(他被禁止參賽)。
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1. to fasten or secure with a bar
用門閂或橫木鎖上
He barred the door to keep intruders out.
他閂上門以防入侵者進入。
Remember to bar the gate before you leave.
離開前記得把大門閂上。
2. to officially prevent someone from entering a place or doing something
禁止(某人進入某處或做某事)
The club barred him for violating the rules.
俱樂部因他違反規定而禁止他進入。
The law bars convicted felons from owning firearms.
法律禁止重罪犯擁有槍枝。
3. to block a path or passage
阻擋(道路或通道)
A fallen tree barred the road.
一棵倒下的樹擋住了道路。
The police barred the protesters' way to the government building.
警察擋住了抗議者前往政府大樓的去路。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| bar + someone + from + something/V-ing | 禁止某人做某事;將某人排除在外 | The new rule bars him from entering the competition. (新規定禁止他參加比賽。) |
| bar + noun (e.g., door, window) | 用橫木閂上(門、窗等) | She quickly barred the door to keep the intruder out. (她迅速閂上門,將入侵者擋在外面。) |
| be barred + from + something/V-ing | 被禁止做某事;被排除在外 | He was barred from the club for misconduct. (他因行為不當被禁止進入俱樂部。) |
| bar + the way/road/path | 擋住去路;封鎖道路 | Fallen trees barred the way after the storm. (暴風雨過後,倒下的樹木擋住了去路。) |
對比範例: EN: The sign bars smoking in this area. 翻譯: 標誌禁止在此區域吸菸。
EN:The law bars minors from entering casinos.
翻譯:法律禁止未成年人進入賭場。
對比範例: EN: His injury bars him playing professionally. 翻譯: 他的傷勢使他無法從事職業比賽。
EN:His injury bars him from playing professionally.
翻譯:他的傷勢禁止他從事職業比賽。(語意更清晰正式)
在表達「禁止某人做某事」時,為求語意清晰,建議使用 bar someone from doing something 的結構。
bar vs prohibit
bar 通常指透過法律、規則或物理障礙來禁止或阻擋;prohibit 則更正式,強調官方或法律的明令禁止。
bar vs ban
bar 強調阻止進入或參與;ban 則指完全禁止某事物存在或發生。
bar vs block
bar 側重於依法規或權力禁止;block 更強調物理上或實際行動上的阻擋。
在對話中,引述他人說的話時,常用「bar」來表示「除了...之外」或「不准...」的禁令。 EN: He said, "You're barred from the club after that incident." 翻譯: 他說:「那次事件之後,你被禁止進入俱樂部了。」
EN:She was like, "I'm barring you from using my laptop without asking."
翻譯:她當時說:「我不准你沒問過我就用我的筆電。」
用於加強語氣,表示堅決阻止或排除某事的決心。 EN: I absolutely bar any discussion of that topic here. 翻譯: 我絕對禁止在這裡討論那個話題。
EN:No, I bar him from coming—end of story.
翻譯:不,我禁止他來——就這樣定了。
在思考或組織語句時,作為短暫的停頓填充詞,引出後續的條件或例外。 EN: Well, bar any last-minute changes, we should be good to go. 翻譯: 嗯,除非最後一刻有變動,不然我們應該可以順利進行。
EN:The plan is solid, bar, you know, if it rains heavily.
翻譯:這個計畫很穩固,除非,你知道的,下大雨的話。
正式寫作注意:在正式書寫或學術文章中,應避免將「bar」用作口語中的停頓填充詞。建議使用更正式的替代詞,如「unless」、「except for」或「excluding」,以保持文體的嚴謹性。
bar someone from something
bar [sb] from [sth]
禁止某人進入某處或參與某事
bar entry
bar entry (to)
禁止進入
bar the way
bar the way
擋住去路
bar access
bar access (to)
禁止使用或進入
bar someone from participating
bar [sb] from participating
禁止某人參與
bar the doors
bar the doors
把門閂上
bar by law
bar by law
依法禁止
×They bar the door with a wood.
✓They bar the door with a piece of wood.
作為動詞時,'bar' 的對象通常是門、窗等,但用來阻擋的物品需要明確說明其單位或具體名稱,不能只用不可數名詞。
×The gate bar to prevent intruders.
✓The gate was barred to prevent intruders.
當主詞是『被阻擋』的物體(如門、路)時,必須使用被動語態 'be barred',因為物體本身不會執行『阻擋』的動作。
×She barred him to enter the room.
✓She barred him from entering the room.
動詞 'bar' 表示『禁止某人做某事』時,固定搭配是 'bar someone from doing something',介系詞必須用 'from',後面接動名詞 (V-ing)。
×The manager decided to bar.
✓The manager decided to bar the troublemaker.
及物動詞 'bar' 必須有受詞,不能單獨使用。必須明確指出被禁止或阻擋的對象(人或物)。
×The weather barred us to go out.
✓The weather barred us from going out. / The weather prevented us from going out.
'bar' 通常指人為、主動或正式的禁止或阻擋,不適用於天氣、疾病等非人為的阻礙。在後者情況下,應使用 'prevent' 或類似動詞。若堅持用 'bar',文法上仍需搭配 'from + V-ing'。
×He barred the door yesterday. (發音或拼字錯誤,誤以為是 'bear' 的過去式)
✓He barred the door yesterday.
'bar' 是規則動詞,過去式與過去分詞為 'barred'(雙寫 r 再加 ed)。學習者可能因發音或與不規則動詞 'bear'(bore, borne)混淆而拼錯或用錯。