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people from getting past j& ; jij ^ : The police

stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up.

Si verb [VN] to defend or block sth by building a barricade Ifi^: They barricaded all the doors

and windows, fife jfi M W M # 78f W W H @ , barricade yourself in/in'side (sth) to build a barricade in front of you in order to prevent anyone from coming in !$#[•■• M: He had barricaded himself in his room, fifeffig bar-rier On /'baeria(r)/ noun 1 an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another P ft): The crowd had to stand behind barriers. AI

f3E pit £# ft? ® ° O Show your ticket at the barrier, if — see also crash barrier 2 ~ (to sth) a problem, rule or situation that prevents sb from doing sth, or that makes sth impossible IS fj; A

A: the removal of trade barriers 0 Lack

of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. IfeAfU 3 ~ (between A and B) | ~ (against sth) something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate

PP$; The Yangtze river is a natural barrier

to the north-east. 0

There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in

his mind,

^ ₀ o Ozone is the earth’s barrier against ultra-violet

radiation. o the

language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language) if ffPli (M ( @if W^iiM ) 4 a particular amount,

level or number which it is difficult to get past *fi VJ> it

( ^7jc^, #c@ ) ; AP: the first player

whose earnings passed the $10 million barrier %

Amp 1 000 Jf AAAfftiistiM 'barrier method noun a method of avoiding becoming pregnant by stopping the sperm from reaching the egg, for example by using a condom *# )

.barrier 'reef noun a line of rock and coral in the sea, often not far from land il$| ( )

bar-ring/'bairip/ prep, except for; unless there is/are T; IAP : Barring accidents, we should arrive on time.

bar rio /'baeriau; NAmE 'bairiou/ noun (from Spanish) {pi. -os) 1 a district of a city in Spain or in another Spanish-speaking country ( SlsCMP

1$ ) K 2 (US) a district of a city in the US where a lot of Spanish-speaking people live (

MASI-JgW ) Ip

bar-ris-ter /'baerist0(r)/ noun a lawyer in Britain who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law

xwm, mpwm (

) o note at lawyer

bar-room /'bairuim; -rum/ noun a room in which alcoholic drinks are served at a bar fg BE fa]: a topic much discussed in barrooms across the country ^B^itfeifiBElH] <> a barroom brawl

bar-row /'baerau; NAmE -rou/ noun 1 (BrE) a small open vehicle with two wheels from which fruit, vegetables, etc. are sold in the street WWtfUfofilkA- (

) 2 a large pile of earth built over a place where people were buried in ancient times A; AM 3 = wheelbarrow

'barrow boy noun (BrE) a man or boy who sells things from a barrow in the street fir A (

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'bar stool noun a tall seat for customers at a bar to sit onMBEr^«

Bart /bait; NAmE bairt/ abbr. Baronet bar-tend-er /'bartenda(r); NAmE 'bairt-/ noun (especially NAmE) = barmaid, barman

bar-ter /'baita(r); NAmE 'bairt-/ verb ~ sth (for sth) | ~ (with sb) (for sth) to exchange goods, property, services, etc. for other goods, etc. without using money