Barb
[ bɑ:b ]
出国 Abroad
n. （箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩;带刺的话;毕露的锋芒;<植>钩状毛;
vt. 在…装倒钩;
📝 例句
She slung barbs at me.
她说了些讥刺我的话。
an arrow without a barb; a target arrow.
一种没有倒钩的箭；比赛用的箭。
The barb of his wit made us wince.
他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
a barb on a harpoon or arrow.
渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。
I think barb may have something there.
我认为也许巴勃说得有道理。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“八伯”:八伯伯的鱼钩
※ bar-谐音“拔,b-拼音“不”:倒刺一般人拔不出来
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
barb
n
1 point of an arrow, a fish-hook, etc curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out （箭、鱼钩等的）倒钩. =>illus at hook 见hook之插图.
2 (fig 比喻) hurtful remark 伤人的话
cruel barbs of ridicule 挖苦人的刺耳言语.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bɑ:d]n. 倒钩vt. 装倒钩于【医】 倒钩, 刺
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Maybe I should.
也许我该这样。
I got my hair cut.
我剪了头发。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。