名詞 barb:

1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   同義詞：shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
2. the pointed part of barbed wire
3. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

動詞 barb:

1. provide with barbs
2. provide with barbs

1. The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire and escaped.
   囚犯們從鐵絲網(wǎng)中開出一條路逃跑了。
2. His land was fenced with barbed wire.
   他的土地用鐵絲網(wǎng)圍著。
3. The jacket was torn to shreds by the barbed wire.
   那件夾克讓鐵絲網(wǎng)給戳破了。
4. Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence.
   她的頭發(fā)被刺鋼絲籬笆給掛住了。

barb

n.（名詞）
A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.
倒鉤：武器或工具，如箭或魚鉤的尖頭上按相反方向彎回去的尖鉤
A cutting remark.
尖刻的話
Zoology One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
【動物學】 羽支：一個羽毛的羽干上突出的平行絲之一
Botany A short, sharply hooked bristle or hairlike projection.
【植物學】 鉤狀毛，芒刺
See barbel
參見 barbel
Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genusBarbus or Puntius and related genera.
鯉科小魚：一種東半球鲃屬 或 須鲃屬 及有關(guān)科屬的淡水魚類
A linen covering for a woman`s head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times.
白麻巾：中世紀婦女圍在頭上、頸部、下巴處的麻巾
v.tr.（及物動詞）
barbed,barb.ing,barbs
To provide or furnish with a barb.
給…裝倒鉤

來源：
Middle English barbe
中古英語 barbe
from Old French [beard]
源自 古法語 [胡須]
from Latin barba * see bhardh-3-
源自 拉丁語 barba *參見 bhardh-3-

barb
barb 2

n.（名詞）
A horse of a breed introduced by the Moors into Spain from northern Africa that resembles the Arabians and is known for its speed and endurance.
非洲馬：摩爾人由北非傳入西班牙的一種馬，類似阿拉伯馬，以其速度和耐力著稱
One of a breed of domestic pigeons that is similar to the carrier and has dark plumage.
巴巴里家鴿：家鴿的一種，類似信鴿，有暗黑的羽毛

來源：
French barbe
法語 barbe
from Italian barbero [Berber]
源自 意大利語 barbero [柏柏爾]
from Vulgar Latin *Barbaria [Barbary States] * see barbarian
源自 俗拉丁語 柏柏爾人（的） [巴巴里諸國] *參見 barbarian