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barker

更新时间:2026-05-30 17:20:45   栏目: 在线翻译

barker 是一个多义词,音标为:英 /ˈbɑːkə(r)/,美 /ˈbɑːrkər/ 。

主要含义与用法

(娱乐场所门外的)大声招徕顾客者,拉客者
指在马戏团、集市或表演场所外通过高声吆喝吸引路人的工作人员。

例句:He's an old-fashioned circus barker.(他是个旧式的马戏团揽客者。)

例句:That barker at the fair was so persuasive that we bought things we didn't need.(集市上那个拉客者很能说,我们买了很多不需要的东西。)

剥树皮工;剥皮机
既可指从事剥树皮工作的人,也可指用于去皮的机械工具。

例句:Did you check out that barker farm?(你去查过那个伐木农场了吗?)(此处结合上下文可理解为与木材加工相关的场所)

释义:[木] 剥皮机;剥树皮工

人名(巴克)
作为姓氏使用,首字母需大写。

例句:Scott Barker is a Romney voter who turned up expecting a victory party.(斯科特·巴克是罗姆尼的支持者,本打算参加庆功会。)

例句:"Frank's father is right," says Miss Barker.(“弗兰克的爸爸说得对,”巴克小姐说。)

常见短语搭配

circus barker:马戏团拉客者

barker at the fair:集市上的招徕者

例句集锦

Check out the barker's excerpts from the interview for more tips about using stories in life.(从访谈中找出巴克的摘录,获取更多生活中运用故事的建议。)

But Barker suggests that dogs may be preferable meeting participants than some colleagues.(但巴克认为,狗可能比某些同事更适合当会议参与者。)(此处Barker为人名)

Lex Barker, a onetime movie Tarzan, was droll as her alcoholic boyfriend.(曾饰演“泰山”的演员莱克斯·巴克,把她醉酒的男友演得滑稽可笑。)

Barker subjected his victim to awful abuse.(巴克对受害者进行了残酷虐待。)

If that turns out to be the case, it will be evidence that Dr. Barker was right.(如果事实如此,那将证明巴克博士是正确的。)

"It's been fun. Like a mid-life madness," Barker said.(巴克回忆:“这过程很有趣,像中年疯狂。”)

Mother and Mrs. Barker like to exchange ideas about cooking.(妈妈和巴克太太喜欢交流烹饪心得。)

I wanted to be a barker for my summer job, but I lost my voice on the first day.(我暑期想做拉客的工作,但第一天嗓子就哑了。)

Barker used economic models to predict energy use changes in transport and industry.(巴克用经济模型预测运输和工业领域的能源使用变化。)

"I have seen the future of horror, his name is Clive Barker."(“我预见了恐怖题材的未来,他叫克莱夫·巴克。”)(此处指恐怖文学作家克莱夫·巴克)

注意事项

当表示“招徕者”或“剥皮机”时,首字母小写(barker);表示人名时首字母大写(Barker)。

在具体语境中,需结合上下文判断含义,避免混淆“拉客者”与“人名”。

这个词虽不常见,但在描述特定职业、机械或文学影视人物时会用到,比如提及作家克莱夫·巴克(Clive Barker)或演员莱克斯·巴克(Lex Barker)时,便需注意其专有名词属性。