1·Oil prices fell to $9 a barrel.
石油价格降到了每桶9元。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·During the crisis, oil prices fluctuated between $20 and $40 a barrel.
在危机时期，每桶石油价格在20元至40元之间波动。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel.
1999年，油价徘徊在每桶16美元左右。
4·What if the equilibrium price of a barrel of oil in a world growing at trend levels is above $90?
照全球现在的增长趋势，如果每桶石油的均衡价格高于90美元会怎样？
5·The economic downturn is drying up demand for oil and natural gas, dropping the benchmark price for a barrel of oil to below $50.
经济低迷正在抑制市场对石油和天然气的需求，导致基准原油价格跌破每桶50美元。
6·A barrel-chested young man entered the bedroom.
一位胸部厚实发达的年轻男子走进了卧室。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Life hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs lately.
最近生活并不十分令人开心。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·What do you mean you can't do it? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel!
你说干不了是什么意思？这不是小事一桩嘛！
—— 《牛津词典》
9·They've got us over a barrel. Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money.
他们让我们别无选择。我们要么答应他们的条件，要么损失这笔钱。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·Oil at $100 a barrel could look like a bargain.
100美元一桶的石油看来很划算。