barb
noun [ C ] uk/bɑːb/ us/bɑːrb/
(POINT)
（鱼钩或箭头的）倒钩，倒刺
the sharp part that points backwards from a fish hook (= curved piece of wire) or arrow, making it hard to remove it from something
(REMARK)
带刺的话
a remark that is funny but unkind
I tried to ignore their barbs about my new jacket. 我努力不去理会他们针对我的新夹克说的那些连讽带刺的话。