barb

名词 barb:

1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   同义词：shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
2. the pointed part of barbed wire
3. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

动词 barb:

1. provide with barbs
2. provide with barbs

1. The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire and escaped.
   囚犯们从铁丝网中开出一条路逃跑了。
2. His land was fenced with barbed wire.
   他的土地用铁丝网围著。
3. The jacket was torn to shreds by the barbed wire.
   那件夹克让铁丝网给戳破了。
4. Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence.
   她的头发被刺钢丝篱笆给挂住了。

barb

n.（名词）
A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.
倒钩：武器或工具，如箭或鱼钩的尖头上按相反方向弯回去的尖钩
A cutting remark.
尖刻的话
Zoology One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
【动物学】 羽支：一个羽毛的羽干上突出的平行丝之一
Botany A short, sharply hooked bristle or hairlike projection.
【植物学】 钩状毛，芒刺
See barbel
参见 barbel
Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genusBarbus or Puntius and related genera.
鲤科小鱼：一种东半球鲃属 或 须鲃属 及有关科属的淡水鱼类
A linen covering for a woman`s head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times.
白麻巾：中世纪妇女围在头上、颈部、下巴处的麻巾
v.tr.（及物动词）
barbed,barb.ing,barbs
To provide or furnish with a barb.
给…装倒钩

来源：
Middle English barbe
中古英语 barbe
from Old French [beard]
源自 古法语 [胡须]
from Latin barba * see bhardh-3-
源自 拉丁语 barba *参见 bhardh-3-

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n.（名词）
A horse of a breed introduced by the Moors into Spain from northern Africa that resembles the Arabians and is known for its speed and endurance.
非洲马：摩尔人由北非传入西班牙的一种马，类似阿拉伯马，以其速度和耐力著称
One of a breed of domestic pigeons that is similar to the carrier and has dark plumage.
巴巴里家鸽：家鸽的一种，类似信鸽，有暗黑的羽毛

来源：
French barbe
法语 barbe
from Italian barbero [Berber]
源自 意大利语 barbero [柏柏尔]
from Vulgar Latin *Barbaria [Barbary States] * see barbarian
源自 俗拉丁语 柏柏尔人（的） [巴巴里诸国] *参见 barbarian