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

• Toxic Effects of Nonylphenol on Rosy Barb and the Gill Cell Line of Flounder
  壬基酚对玫瑰无须？及牙鲆鳃细胞系的毒性效应
• 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；
• I haven't heard any recent comparisons but for a while he was edging out the wizard and barb for damage done.
  在最近这段时间我没有听到过这方面比较的信息，但是至少在一段时期内，巫医的法伤是比巫师要高的。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
  渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。
• 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 barb of his wit made us wince.
  他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
• Day dreaming again, Barb? You'll never amount to anything if you spend your time that way.
  又在做白日梦了，巴布？如果你总是那样花费你的时间，你将一事无成。