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
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.- 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 stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
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
- his parting shot was `drop dead'
- she threw shafts of sarcasm
- she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
verb
- provide with barbs
- 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。