barbs

英 [bɑːbz]

美 [bɑrbz]

n. (箭、钩的)倒钩，倒刺; 挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话
barb的复数

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。

双语例句

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。
As the story unfolds, Monty finds himself returning again and again to trade barbs with Dice Campbell's hard-drinking wife, Mavis, whose motives are not as clear as they initially seem to be.
随着故事慢慢展开，蒙蒂不得不一次又一次去和戴斯·坎贝尔难缠的妻子梅薇斯打交道，而梅薇斯的动机和最初相比，也越来越不明了。
Barbed wire: Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals.
（复丝中的）单丝，单纤维有刺铁丝：在一定间隔有刺的绞丝网。
He tried to offer an explanation, but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs.
他想解释，可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。
As the e-commerce company expands further into financial services, Mr. Ma has traded barbs with some of China's big banks.
随着这家电子商务公司进一步涉足金融服务业，马云和中国国内一些大银行打起了嘴仗。
His supporters loved him, but beware if you were on the receiving end of his pointed barbs.
他的拥护者们爱戴他，但是要当心你是否会成为他尖锐攻击的靶子。
He was bullied in school; maye assured her son that she, too, got picked on as a child and that her twin sister often shielded her from classmates 'barbs.
埃隆在学校经常被人欺负；梅耶鼓励儿子说，她小时候也经常被人捉弄，她的双胞胎姐姐会充当她的挡箭牌，抵挡同学的冷嘲热讽。
She slung barbs at me.
她说了些讥刺我的话。
He often was pummeled at congressional hearings as frustration mounted about the country's fragile economic footing, but appeared to mostly shrug off the barbs and absorb them as part of his job.
盖特纳经常在国会听证会上受到抨击，因为人们关于美国经济基础脆弱不堪的沮丧情绪不断加剧，但一般来说，他似乎并不理睬这些冷嘲热讽，而把它们当成自己工作的一部分。
Grasping the buckle, he cinched it one notch tighter, wincing as the barbs dug deeper into his flesh.
他抓住扣环，又缩紧了一扣。当倒钩刺扎得更深时，他的肌肉本能地收缩着。