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　

TOEFLGRE

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

柯林斯词典

• （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。

英英释义

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

• provide with barbs
  1. barbed wire

双语例句

• 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。
• Barb used to have a lot of friends in new york.
  巴布过去在纽约有很多朋友。
• Jenny: Barb is doing so well. You know she is expecting in May.
  芭比一切都很顺利，她怀孕了在五月。
• Sometimes nail barb phenomenon occurs, it is because there are cracks in the cuticle caused.
  有时钉倒刺的现象发生，这是因为在角质层裂缝造成的。
• 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。
• Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.
  芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。
• The impact likely killed the woman, but it was not immediately clear if she had any puncture wounds from the ray's barb, Pino said.
  飞鱼强大的冲击力似乎是造成妇女死亡的直接原因，但该妇女是否受到了刺鳐毒刺的攻击尚不清楚。
• 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。
• The barb of his wit made us wince.
  他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。