barbed

英 [bɑːbd]

美 [bɑːrbd]

adj.  有倒钩的; 挖苦的; 伤人的; 带刺的

Collins.1 / BNC.11374 / COCA.11507

牛津词典

adj.

• 有倒钩的
  having a point that is curved backwards (called a barb )
• 挖苦的；伤人的；带刺的
  meant to hurt sb's feelings

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （话语、玩笑等）带刺的，尖刻的，讽刺的
  Abarbedremark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
  1. ...barbed comments.
     尖刻的评论

英英释义

adj

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
  1. a horse with a short bristly mane
  2. bristly shrubs
  3. burred fruits
  4. setaceous whiskers
  Synonym:barbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny
• capable of wounding
  1. a barbed compliment
  2. a biting aphorism
  3. pungent satire
  Synonym:bitingnippingpungentmordacious

双语例句

• The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire and escaped.
  囚犯们从铁丝网中开出一条路逃跑了。
• Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
  休和约翰正说着带有相互挤兑意味的客气话。
• Peaceful circulation has been interrupted by barbed wire and concrete blocks.
  和平流通被铁丝网及混凝土障碍所截断。
• The Egyptian army blockaded the road with barbed wire and armoured personnel carriers.
  埃及军方使用铁丝网和装甲车辆设置了路障。
• Many of the streets were blocked off from main roads by concrete barriers and barbed wires.
  许多街道安放了水泥路障和铁丝网，同交通要道隔开。
• There, we looked at the tall walls and barbed wire frustrated.
  到了那里，大家望着高大的围墙和铁丝网一筹莫展。
• People are surrounding their homes with barbed wire fences.
  人们正用带刺的铁丝网把自己的家圈起来。
• This is a collection room for barbed wire?
  这是收藏带刺的铁丝网的地方吗？
• She made some rather barbed comments about my lifestyle.
  她对我的生活方式做了相当尖刻的批评。
• That worked fine until the other horse caught his ear on a barbed wire fence.
  这招也奏效了，直到另外一匹马的耳朵被铁丝网挂掉了一块儿。