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- 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（箭头、鱼钩等）倒钩。
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- a cluster of spikes on barbed wire（铁丝网上的）钩刺串。
1.2
- figurative a deliberately hurtful remark〈喻〉讥讽的话：
his barb hurt more than she cared to admit.
他的讥刺对她的伤害远比她承认的要大。
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- a beard-like filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish（鲃鱼和鲶鱼等嘴边的）触须。
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- one of the fine hair-like filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane羽支。
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- a freshwater fish that typically has barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria鲃。
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- Barbus and other genera, family Cyprinidae: numerous species, including the tiger barb (B. pentazona) and the rosy barb (B. conchonius).鲃属及其他属, 鲤科：众多种, 包括五带鲃 （拉丁名B. pentazona）和玫瑰鲃 （拉丁名B. conchonius）。
派生词
barbless
adjective词源
Middle English (denoting a piece of linen worn over or under the chin by nuns)： from Old French barbe, from Latin barba 'beard'.