Barb



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 鱼钩的) 倒钩; 严厉的批评
• ［类］ barb : caustic / pan : harsh ( 严厉批评是尖刻的 / 痛斥是苛刻的)
• ［记］ barb原也指倒翘的胡子, 后来胡子一字变为beard
• ［同］ 派生词: barbed adj.有倒钩的;讽刺的

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English barbe barb, beard, from Anglo-French, from Latin barba — more at beard
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
• 2.
  • a. a sharp projection extending backward (as from the point of an arrow or fishhook) and preventing easy extraction; also a sharp projection with its point similarly oblique to something else
  • b. a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment
• 3. barbel II
• 4. any of the side branches of the shaft of a feather — see feather illustration
• 5. a plant hair or bristle ending in a hook
• ? barbless adjective

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1759
• to furnish with a barb

III. noun

• Etymology: French barbe, from Italian barbero, from barbero of Barbary, from Barberia Barbary, coastal region in Africa
• Date: 1636
• any of a northern African breed of horses that are noted for speed and endurance

IV. noun

• Date: 1967
• slang barbiturate

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