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
• 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

• 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。
• 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。
• But please, just call me Barb.
  但是请叫我Barb就好了。
• Barb, our stock guru.
  芭比是我们的股票大师。
• There's something I've gotta do, barb.
  有件事我一定要去做，芭芭拉。
• A plurality of side barbs are distributed around the central main barb, with every fishing line on every side barb threading a plastic branch pipe of an inside lining steel wire.
  在中心主钓周边分布有若干旁钩，旁钩上的鱼线穿套在内衬钢丝的塑料支管内，塑料支管的中部通过连接件固接在基座的下部；
• 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。
• I've given barb an F on that assignment.
  那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
• Barb used to have a lot of friends in new york.
  巴布过去在纽约有很多朋友。
• Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.
  芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。