- n. 倒钩；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；羽支；钩状毛
- v. 在……装倒钩
名复: barbs
barb
KK:[bɑrb] DJ:[bɑːb]
barb1
n.[C]
- （箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩
- 带刺的话
- 毕露的锋芒，锋利
- 【动】羽支；倒刺；触须
- 【植】钩状毛，芒刺
- （修女用以遮掩颈部的）白麻巾
vt.
- 在……装倒钩
barb2
n.[C]
- 非洲马（产于北非，以速度、力量、驯顺著称）
- 巴巴里家鸽（类似信鸽）
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
barb1
n.
- a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult.
- a deliberately hurtful remark.
- a barbel at the mouth of some fish. ▸one of the fine hair-like filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane.
- a freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria. [Barbus pentazona and other species.]
Derivative
- barbed adj.
- barbless adj.
Etymology
ME (denoting a piece of linen worn around the chin by nuns): from OFr. barbe, from L. barba ‘beard’.
barb2
n.
a small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa.Etymology
C17: from Fr. barbe, from Ital. barbero ‘of Barbary’.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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