barb
n. 倒钩；刻薄的言语
过去式：barbed 过去分词：barbed 现在分词：barbing 第三人称单数：barbs
近义词：gibe，dig，point，hook，tip，spur，spike，spine，insult，taunt，cuttingremark，sting，slam，shaft，shot，jibe，
英英释义
Noun
- 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"
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Verb
- provide with barbs;
"barbed wire"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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。
- 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.
- And with that last barb, Harry's slowly unravelling grip on his temper gave way.他一直听到最后那句挖苦话，结果先前的忍耐终于失去控制了。