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
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.- 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。
- The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
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
- his parting shot was `drop dead'
- she threw shafts of sarcasm
- she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
verb
- provide with barbs
- barbed wire
双语例句
- 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。 - A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.
鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。 - A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。 - 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。 - Barb, our stock guru.
芭比是我们的股票大师。 - 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。 - Surgeons removed a foot-long barb from his heart.
外科医生正从他的心脏移出一英尺长的倒钩。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。