• n. 兵營，營房；簡陋的房子；警察所（barrack的復數）
• v. 使駐扎軍營里；住在工房、棚屋里；（澳）大聲鼓噪（barrack的三單形式）

詞源不確定，可能來自西班牙語，barro, 泥土，指用泥土搭建的簡易土坯房。或同bar, 桿，棍，指用樹枝搭建的簡易帳篷。營房是其后來義。

barracks (n.)

plural, and usual, form of barrack (q.v.).

1. He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks.

他通告說軍隊和警察已經被禁閉在營房中不得外出。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I got myself a pass into the barracks.

我弄到了進兵營的通行證。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The troops were ordered back to barracks .

士兵們被命令返回營房。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The barracks of the government force was attacked by the revolting soldiers.

政府軍的兵營遭到了叛軍的攻擊.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The barracks stand on the site of the old castle.

那個兵營位于古城堡的舊址上.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》