barb

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++barb /bɑːb $ bɑːrb/ noun [countable]  1. PARTSHARPthe sharp curved point of a hook, arrow etc that prevents it from being easily pulled out 〔鱼钩、箭头等的〕倒钩，倒刺2. MAKE FUN OFa remark that is clever and amusing, but also cruel 带刺的话，讥讽 → barbed

Examples from the Corpus

barb• His jeering remarks had hidden barbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.• Abel, for example, is obviously a Democrat, as he slipped more than a few anti-Reagan barbs into his presentation.• Yesterday, Mrs Aquino aimed her sharpest barbs at her civilian enemies.• We thrive on the superficial barb, and shrink from the deeper, more complex, less titillating ambiguities of an issue.• The performance had the legislature, including the subjects of the barbs, rocking with laughter.• Everybody liked grandmotherly Barbara Bush, who kept her wicked barbs private and mostly stayed out of public political combat.Origin barb (1300-1400) Old French barbe “barb, beard”, from Latin barba

barb nounChinese  

a hook, Corpus point curved etc of arrow sharp the

barb
barb /bɑːb $ bɑːrb/ noun [countable]1. the sharp curved point of a hook, arrow etc that prevents it from being easily pulled out
2. a remark that is clever and amusing, but also cruel
⇨ barbed

barbBrE /bɑːb/ 🔊NAmE /bɑːrb/ 🔊 nounthe point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out （箭、钩的）倒钩，倒刺a remark that is meant to hurt sb's feelings 挖苦（或伤人、带刺）的话  ➡  see also barbed