词源同bar, 杆，棍，原指用杆棍搭建的拦河坝，阻挡洪水，火力网是后来义。

1. The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest.

委员会面对接二连三的抗议拒不让步。

2. This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don'tintend it to be.

这听起来像是接二连三的指责——这并非我的本意。

3. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.

一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。

4. The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.

进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了.

5. The film star faced a barrage of criticism for his behaviour.

那个影星因自己的行为而惹来接二连三的批评.