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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
      1. 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.
          1. 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
            1. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
              1. the pointed part of barbed wire
                1. 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

                • 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。
                • Barb used to have a lot of friends in new york.
                  巴布过去在纽约有很多朋友。
                • I found it convenient to use a right angle reducing fitting, followed by a gray threaded pipe, and a gray hose barb that threads onto the gray pipe.
                  我发现它方便使用直角减少拟合,其次是一个灰色螺纹管,和一个灰色软管烧烤认为线程上的灰色管道。
                • 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 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。
                • 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。
                • The barb of his wit made us wince.
                  他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
                • 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
                • 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。
                • 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。