barb
🇺🇸
/bɑːrb/
🇬🇧
/bɑːb/
noun
R
A sharp point at the end of an arrow or a hook that curves backward to make it hard to remove.
The fish was caught on the barb of the fishing hook.
鱼被钓钩上的倒钩挂住了。
R
A comment or remark that is intended to hurt someone's feelings.
Her sarcastic barb about his weight really stung.
她关于他体重的讽刺挖苦真的很伤人。
translation
倒钩, 讥讽
词形变化
Plural
barbs