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

• 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。
• 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。
• To pierce or gore with or as if with a hook. Usually the distance from needlepoint to the first barb is in counterpart with the distance between barbs. The beyond of different distance between barbs is indicated by each letter.
  通常针尖至第一钩刺的距离是与钩刺间距相对应，每个字母表示以上不同的钩刺间距。
• 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。
• They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive and use the venomous barb at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.
  他们偶尔会跳出水面，但没有攻击性，他们还利用尾部的毒刺作为防卫武器。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。