barbKK [bɑrb] /bɑɹb/發音名詞1倒鉤、倒刺The fish hook has a tiny barb that prevents it from slipping out.魚鉤上有個小倒鉤，可以防止魚脫鉤。2諷刺、挖苦、帶刺的話She ended her speech with a barb aimed at her critics.她在演說結尾丟出一句挖苦批評者的話。3羽枝生物Each feather is made up of hundreds of tiny barbs.每根羽毛都是由數百根細小的羽枝組成。動詞1裝倒鉤於少用The arrows were barbed to make them harder to pull out.這些箭裝上了倒鉤，讓人更難拔出來。