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
- Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.
芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。 - There's something I've gotta do, barb.
有件事我一定要去做,芭芭拉。 - Barb, our stock guru.
芭比是我们的股票大师。 - The man known as the "crocodile hunter" was killed Monday in a freak accident when a stingray barb pierced his heart as he taped an underwater documentary.
这位众所周知的「鳄鱼先生」周一在一场匪夷所思的意外中丧命,当时他正在录制一部水下纪录片,一只鱼的倒钩刺穿他的心脏。 - But please, just call me Barb.
但是请叫我Barb就好了。 - Likewise, a plumulaceous tuft of barbs evolved before the pennaceous feather with a rachis because the rachis is formed by the fusion of barb ridges.
同样的,绒羽的羽枝簇比拥有羽轴的正羽更早演化出来,因为羽轴是由羽枝脊接合而成。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。