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

The barb of his wit made us wince.
他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
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。
Maybe, the barb used a battle cry like no other preventing his death.
也许，当所有人都无法避免自己的死亡时，野蛮人使用了战斗狂啸。
But please, just call me Barb.
但是请叫我Barb就好了。
I've given barb an F on that assignment.
那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
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。
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。
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。
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 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。