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
- 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。 - But please, just call me Barb.
但是请叫我Barb就好了。 - 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。 - Adopting barb thread design to improve the tensile-and compression-strength and to prevent unscrewing of the casing;
采用倒钩螺纹设计,提高了螺纹的抗拉和抗内外压能力,可防止套管倒扣松动; - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I've given barb an F on that assignment.
那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。 - Jenny: Barb is doing so well. You know she is expecting in May.
芭比一切都很顺利,她怀孕了在五月。