barge
barge — verb
1. to move quickly into a room, building, or crowd by knocking against people or ob
to move quickly into a room, building, or crowd by knocking against people or objects, showing no regard for politeness or for those around you.
Saoirse barged through the crowded subway car without saying excuse me.
barge + through + place; rude movement
Two reporters barged into the courtroom before the judge had finished speaking.
barge + into + place
The angry customer barged past the security guard at the front desk.
Don't barge ahead in the queue — there are people waiting before you.
Sami was furious when her brother barged across the kitchen and knocked over her cake.
- tiptoe
to move quietly and carefully, the opposite of barging
文法句型
barge + into/through/past/across + place
barge + adverb (in, out, ahead)
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a directional preposition or adverb (into, through, past, in, out, ahead). The subject is normally a person, and the action carries a strong negative judgement of rudeness or impatience.
常見錯誤
2. to move heavy goods such as coal, gravel, or timber from one place to another us
to move heavy goods such as coal, gravel, or timber from one place to another using a flat-bottomed canal or river boat.
Coal was barged down the Thames to power stations on the southern coast.
passive: be barged + down + waterway
The company barges sand and gravel from the quarry to the building site every Tuesday.
barge + cargo + from/to
Workers used to barge timber along the canal before the railway was built.
Heavy steel beams were barged up the river to the new bridge site.
文法句型
barge + something + along/down/up + waterway
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive (be barged from/to/down/up). The object is almost always bulk cargo — coal, sand, gravel, timber, grain — rather than people or fragile items.
常見錯誤
barge — noun
1. a long, flat-based boat that floats low in the water and is built to move heavy
a long, flat-based boat that floats low in the water and is built to move heavy items, such as coal, sand, or shipping containers, along rivers and canals.
A rusty barge loaded with coal moved slowly down the Mississippi River.
barge + loaded with + cargo
The tugboat pulled three large barges full of sand toward the harbour.
barge + full of + bulk cargo
From the bridge, Noa watched a barge carrying steel pipes pass below.
Workers spent six hours unloading wooden crates from the wide flat barge.
文法句型
a barge of/full of + cargo
barge carrying + cargo
用法筆記
Subject or object is typically tied to bulk freight (coal, sand, gravel, oil, containers). A barge usually has no engine of its own and is pushed or pulled by a tug.
常見錯誤
2. a long, slim boat designed for narrow canals that people use as a holiday vessel
a long, slim boat designed for narrow canals that people use as a holiday vessel or as a permanent floating home.
The Hayes family spent two summer weeks cruising the canals of France on a painted barge.
barge as holiday vessel
Emma and her partner sold their flat in Oxford and now live on a colourful barge.
live on + a barge (residential use)
You can rent a small barge in Birmingham and steer it along the canal yourself.
The retired teacher served tea on the deck of his narrow wooden barge.
- narrowboat
British English; the standard word for a long, thin canal boat
- houseboat
any boat used as a home, not necessarily long or narrow
文法句型
live on/aboard a barge
rent + a barge
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about leisure or living, not freight. Often called a 'narrowboat' in British English. Common with verbs like 'live on', 'sleep on', 'cruise', 'rent', and 'moor'.