bbl

An abbreviation referring to any of various units of capacity, typically used for measuring liquids such as oil or beer.

• 🇨🇳缩写，表示多种用于测量液体（如石油或啤酒）的体积单位。

1. Unit of volume for liquids B2 formal

   A standard unit of volume used for measuring crude oil and other liquids, typically equal to 42 US gallons (about 159 liters).

   • The oil field produces 10,000 bbl per day.
   • The price of crude oil is quoted in dollars per bbl.
   • The tanker can carry up to 500,000 bbl of petroleum.

   🇨🇳桶

   同义词: barrel

2. General unit of capacity C1 formal

   Any of various units of capacity used for measuring different commodities, such as beer or wine.

   • The brewery stores its beer in bbl containers.
   • Historically, a bbl of wine varied in size by region.
   • The shipment included 200 bbl of ale.

   🇨🇳通用容量单位

   同义词: barrel