barb

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barb= beard 胡子

barb n. 倒钩;尖刻的话(像胡子一样刺人 → 尖刻的话)

barber n. 理发师(兼修理胡子)

barb 胡子 + er 表名词 → 理发师(兼修理胡子)

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

There's something I've gotta do, barb.

有件事我一定要去做,芭芭拉。

A barb on a harpoon or arrow.

渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。

Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for23 years.

最近,芭布给了我一份保险,那是我刚开始搬到他们家时他们给我买的,他们不间断地付了23年保险费。

Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.

芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。

Maybe, the barb used a battle cry like no other preventing his death.

也许,当所有人都无法避免自己的死亡时,野蛮人使用了战斗狂啸。

No body was left in any doubt that the barb was aimed at the president.

没人怀疑这番冷嘲热讽是针对总统的。