barbs

英 [bɑːbz]

美 [bɑrbz]

n.  (箭、钩的)倒钩，倒刺; 挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话
barb的复数

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• As the story unfolds, Monty finds himself returning again and again to trade barbs with Dice Campbell's hard-drinking wife, Mavis, whose motives are not as clear as they initially seem to be.
  随着故事慢慢展开，蒙蒂不得不一次又一次去和戴斯·坎贝尔难缠的妻子梅薇斯打交道，而梅薇斯的动机和最初相比，也越来越不明了。
• Barbs on the crown of gilded wire.
  镀金丝网顶端的倒刺。
• He tried to offer an explanation, but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs.
  他想解释，可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。
• Companies may be reluctant to admit their offices are anything less than pleasant, but incivility think belittling barbs or gruff responses can lead to lost productivity, creativity and talent.
  公司也许不愿承认他们的办公室里有丁点的不愉快，但是无礼的行为想想那些贬损他人的冷嘲热讽或对人粗暴生硬的回应可能会引起生产力、创造力和才华的损失。
• He often was pummeled at congressional hearings as frustration mounted about the country's fragile economic footing, but appeared to mostly shrug off the barbs and absorb them as part of his job.
  盖特纳经常在国会听证会上受到抨击，因为人们关于美国经济基础脆弱不堪的沮丧情绪不断加剧，但一般来说，他似乎并不理睬这些冷嘲热讽，而把它们当成自己工作的一部分。
• Some critics take pride in their prejudices, slinging vitriolic barbs at a specific actor or genre with relish.
  有些评论家在固执己见的同时还保持着一定的傲慢，挺不是滋味儿地向某个特定的演员或者电影流派亮出他们毒辣的锋芒。
• I even expected the ballot box to be wrapped in barbed wire, with blood dripping from some of the barbs.
  我甚至能看到裹着钢丝网的投票箱，血液正从倒钩上一滴滴落下来。
• Congress and the White House even traded barbs this week over the State Children's Health Insurance Programme ( SCHIP), a popular scheme that subsidises coverage for children.
  在本周，国会和白宫甚至因国家儿童健康保险项目而相互对骂。国家儿童健康保险项目是目前盛行的一种方案，旨在为儿童提供保险补贴。
• She slung barbs at me.
  她说了些讥刺我的话。
• There are two or more adjustment parts on the upper part of the filter pole while there are two or more sets of sawtooth-shaped barbs on the lower part of the pre-built-in part.
  滤杆的上部有两个或两个以上调节件，预埋件的下部有两组或两组以上的锯齿形倒钩。