| 单词 | barb |
| 释义 | barb (once / 1426 pages) 1nv 2n Whether it is a spike on the wire atop a security fence or a mean remark someone said about you, a barb can hurt. When you encounter either kind of barb, you should stay away. Barb comes from the Latin word barba, which means “beard.” Beards offer protection from things like cold and wind, but as Mommy found out when she kissed Santa Claus, they can also be quite scratchy. Perhaps this is why, when it comes to talking about beards, some people speak nothing but barbs. WORD FAMILYbarb: barbed, barbing, barbs+/barbed: barbedest USAGE EXAMPLESAt one time, the Rams’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday shaped up as something of a barbed holiday gift exchange between coaches. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Ron Gallo, June 23 at the 5 Spot: Insurgent thrift-store poet overcomes irritating schmoozing crowd with feedback and barbed words. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) Before we get too deep into the cult of Barb, though, let’s recap where she fits into the Stranger Things story. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove Hypo|Hyper fluke a barb on a harpoon or arrow point sharp end 2n the pointed part of barbed wire Hyper point sharp end 3n an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect Syn|Hypo|Hyper dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam cheap shot an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person comment, input, remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information 4v provide with barbs 2barbed wire Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation n one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather Hyper fibril, filament, strand a very slender natural or synthetic fiber |
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