barb

🇺🇸 /bɑːrb/ 🇬🇧 /bɑːb/
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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.

魚がフ钧の逆鉤に引っかかってしまった。

R

A comment or remark that is intended to hurt someone's feelings.

Her sarcastic barb about his weight really stung.

彼女の彼の体重についての皮肉な言葉は本当に痛かった。

translation

n. 逆鉤, 皮肉

語形変化

Plural barbs