In Australia, a barbie is a barbecue: cooking food outside over a fire or a hot grill, and also the grill itself. People say “Come over for a barbie” when they mean a relaxed meal in the garden — often sausages, steak, or prawns.

In Australia在「Australia」澳洲，a barbie「barbie」 is a barbecue就是「barbecue」烤肉：cooking food outside over a fire or a hot grill在戶外用火或熱烤架煮食物，and also the grill itself也可以指烤架本身。People say人們會說 "Come over for a barbie"「Come over for a barbie.」來吃烤肉吧 when they mean意思是 a relaxed meal in the garden在花園裡輕鬆吃一頓飯——often sausages, steak, or prawns通常是香腸、牛排，或蝦子。

It is warm, everyday speech, not a formal word. You will hear it a lot in Australia. In Britain or the US, people usually just say barbecue, though many people still know the Australian word.

It is warm, everyday speech這是溫暖、日常的說法，not a formal word不是正式的詞。You will hear it a lot你會常常聽到它 in Australia在澳洲。In Britain or the US在英國或美國，people usually just say人們通常就直接說 barbecue「barbecue」，though many people still know the Australian word不過還是有很多人知道這個澳洲用詞。

Though actually, most learners who see Barbie think of the famous doll. That is a different word, and it is a name, so it takes a capital B. This barbie is the cooking one.

Though actually不過實際上，most learners who see Barbie大部分看到「Barbie」的學習者 think of the famous doll想到的是那個有名的洋娃娃。That is a different word那是一個不同的詞，and it is a name是一個名字，so it takes a capital B所以B要大寫。This barbie「barbie」 is the cooking one是煮食物的那個意思。

The same short shape can also be old slang for a barbiturate (a strong sleeping drug), but that is not the meaning here.

The same short shape can also be同樣這個簡短的字形，也可以是 old slang for過去的舊俚語，指 a barbiturate「barbiturate」巴比妥類藥物 (a strong sleeping drug)（一種強效安眠藥），but that is not the meaning here但這裡不是這個意思。