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

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。
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。
I've given barb an F on that assignment.
那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
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。
A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。
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；
The renowned Australian naturalist Steve Irwin has died after being struck in the chest by a stingray barb.
澳大利亚著名的自然主义者史蒂夫·欧文日前不幸去世，他是被一条刺鳐刺穿胸部而意外身亡的。
The barb of his wit made us wince.
他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.
鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。