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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 

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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
      1. 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.
          1. 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
            1. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
              1. the pointed part of barbed wire
                1. 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

                • But by the look of the past few years, that barb may have lost its sting.
                  但从过去几年的情况看,这种讥讽或许已经失去了锋芒。
                • The footage shows Irwin pulling the stingray's barb out of his chest before losing consciousness, Stainton says.
                  斯塔特说,镜头显示欧文在丧失知觉前正在试图拔出魟鱼的刺。
                • Adopting barb thread design to improve the tensile-and compression-strength and to prevent unscrewing of the casing;
                  采用倒钩螺纹设计,提高了螺纹的抗拉和抗内外压能力,可防止套管倒扣松动;
                • 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。
                • The man known as the "crocodile hunter" was killed Monday in a freak accident when a stingray barb pierced his heart as he taped an underwater documentary.
                  这位众所周知的「鳄鱼先生」周一在一场匪夷所思的意外中丧命,当时他正在录制一部水下纪录片,一只鱼的倒钩刺穿他的心脏。
                • 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。
                • Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.
                  芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。
                • I've given barb an F on that assignment.
                  那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
                • 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。