barb

英 [bɑːb]

美 [bɑːrb]

n. (箭、钩的)倒钩，倒刺; 挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话

复数：barbs　

BNC.17283 / COCA.16454

牛津词典

noun

（箭、钩的）倒钩，倒刺
the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out
挖苦（或伤人、带刺）的话
a remark that is meant to hurt sb's feelings

（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩，倒刺
Abarbis a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
N-COUNT 带刺的话；尖刻的话
Abarbis an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something.
1. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
  如他所愿，这句带刺的话刺痛了她。

noun

one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
the pointed part of barbed wire
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
1. his parting shot was `drop dead'
2. she threw shafts of sarcasm
3. she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Synonym:shotshaftslamdigjibegibe

verb

I've given barb an F on that assignment.
那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
But please, just call me Barb.
但是请叫我Barb就好了。
A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。
Barb, our stock guru.
芭比是我们的股票大师。
Surgeons removed a foot-long barb from his heart.
外科医生正从他的心脏移出一英尺长的倒钩。
There's something I've gotta do, barb.
有件事我一定要去做，芭芭拉。
Likewise, a plumulaceous tuft of barbs evolved before the pennaceous feather with a rachis because the rachis is formed by the fusion of barb ridges.
同样的，绒羽的羽枝簇比拥有羽轴的正羽更早演化出来，因为羽轴是由羽枝脊接合而成。
Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for23 years.
最近，芭布给了我一份保险，那是我刚开始搬到他们家时他们给我买的，他们不间断地付了23年保险费。
No body was left in any doubt that the barb was aimed at the president.
没人怀疑这番冷嘲热讽是针对总统的。
Barb used to have a lot of friends in new york.
巴布过去在纽约有很多朋友。