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

But please, just call me Barb.
但是请叫我Barb就好了。
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。
No body was left in any doubt that the barb was aimed at the president.
没人怀疑这番冷嘲热讽是针对总统的。
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。
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 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。
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
There's something I've gotta do, barb.
有件事我一定要去做，芭芭拉。
The impact likely killed the woman, but it was not immediately clear if she had any puncture wounds from the ray's barb, Pino said.
飞鱼强大的冲击力似乎是造成妇女死亡的直接原因，但该妇女是否受到了刺鳐毒刺的攻击尚不清楚。
A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。