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bristle n.刚毛；猪鬃v.生气；直立 (1) 他的下巴上长满了胡子茬。(2) 刷子是用动物的鬃毛制造的。(3) 当被问及他们如何写作的时候，有几个作家难掩怒气。(4) 她一听到他的名字便气得毛发倒竖。(5) 他是如此地震惊，以至于头发似乎都竖立起来。 The emotional meaning of to bristle comes from the fact that most animal bristles used by man are so-called erectile hairs — the ones that stand up on the neck or along the back of animal when it's angry or surprised. A common word associated with bristle is hackle, another name for such erectile animal hairs. Thus the saying "to get one's hackles up," which is pretty much identical to bristling.

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英 ['brɪsl] 美 ['brɪsl] (1) His chin was covered with bristles.(2) The brush is made of animal bristles.(3) A few authors bristle when asked the inevitable question about how they write.(4) She bristled with anger at the mention of his name.(5) He was so frightened that his hair seemed to bristle. A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. Tell an animal rights activist you use a badger's bristle shaving brush and you'll get the idea. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]胡子茬儿；（胡须剃后长出的）粗硬短须；（男子头顶处的）短发 Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's  chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.   [usu pl]...two days' growth of bristles...两天没剃长出的胡子茬儿He rubbed his hands over the soft bristles of his crew cut.他用双手摸了摸他平头上柔软的短发。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（刷子的）毛 The bristles of a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it. As soon as the bristles on your toothbrush begin to wear, throw it out.牙刷毛一开始磨损，就把它扔掉。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（动物身上的）鬃毛，刚毛 Bristles are thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough. It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。4[VERB 动词]（因寒冷、恐惧或愤怒）毛发直立 If the hair on a person's or animal's body bristles, it rises away from their skin because they are cold, frightened, or angry.   [V]It makes the hairs at the nape of the neck bristle...这使人毛骨悚然。Cats yowl. My dog's hair bristles in response.这些猫的哀叫引得我的狗毛发竖立。5[VERB 动词]发怒；生气 If you bristle at something, you react to it angrily, and show this in your expression or the way you move.   [V at/with n]  [Also V]Ellis bristles at accusations that Berkeley's experiment is ill-conceived...埃利斯对有人指责伯克利的实验考虑不够周密感到气愤。He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist.有人暗示他是个种族主义者，他对此十分恼火。6[VERB 动词]充满；满是 If you say that a place or thing bristles with people or with other things, you are emphasizing that it contains a great number of them.   [V with n]  [emphasis]The country bristles with armed groups...这个国家到处都是武装团伙。The idea fairly bristles with controversy...这个想法存有诸多争议。Their vocabulary bristles fashionably with talk of federalism.他们开口闭口都是联邦制度，满口时髦词汇。

英语单词	bristle
英美音标	英 ['brɪsl] 美 ['brɪsl]
中文释义	n.刚毛；猪鬃 v.生气；直立
英语例句	(1) His chin was covered with bristles. (2) The brush is made of animal bristles. (3) A few authors bristle when asked the inevitable question about how they write. (4) She bristled with anger at the mention of his name. (5) He was so frightened that his hair seemed to bristle.
中文例句	(1) 他的下巴上长满了胡子茬。 (2) 刷子是用动物的鬃毛制造的。 (3) 当被问及他们如何写作的时候，有几个作家难掩怒气。 (4) 她一听到他的名字便气得毛发倒竖。 (5) 他是如此地震惊，以至于头发似乎都竖立起来。
vocabulary简明	A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. Tell an animal rights activist you use a badger's bristle shaving brush and you'll get the idea.
vocabulary扩展	The emotional meaning of to bristle comes from the fact that most animal bristles used by man are so-called erectile hairs — the ones that stand up on the neck or along the back of animal when it's angry or surprised. A common word associated with bristle is hackle, another name for such erectile animal hairs. Thus the saying "to get one's hackles up," which is pretty much identical to bristling.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]胡子茬儿；（胡须剃后长出的）粗硬短须；（男子头顶处的）短发 Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short. [usu pl] ...two days' growth of bristles... 两天没剃长出的胡子茬儿 He rubbed his hands over the soft bristles of his crew cut. 他用双手摸了摸他平头上柔软的短发。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（刷子的）毛 The bristles of a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it. As soon as the bristles on your toothbrush begin to wear, throw it out. 牙刷毛一开始磨损，就把它扔掉。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（动物身上的）鬃毛，刚毛 Bristles are thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough. It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles. 它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。 4 [VERB 动词]（因寒冷、恐惧或愤怒）毛发直立 If the hair on a person's or animal's body bristles, it rises away from their skin because they are cold, frightened, or angry. [V] It makes the hairs at the nape of the neck bristle... 这使人毛骨悚然。 Cats yowl. My dog's hair bristles in response. 这些猫的哀叫引得我的狗毛发竖立。 5 [VERB 动词]发怒；生气 If you bristle at something, you react to it angrily, and show this in your expression or the way you move. [V at/with n] [Also V] Ellis bristles at accusations that Berkeley's experiment is ill-conceived... 埃利斯对有人指责伯克利的实验考虑不够周密感到气愤。 He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist. 有人暗示他是个种族主义者，他对此十分恼火。 6 [VERB 动词]充满；满是 If you say that a place or thing bristles with people or with other things, you are emphasizing that it contains a great number of them. [V with n] [emphasis] The country bristles with armed groups... 这个国家到处都是武装团伙。 The idea fairly bristles with controversy... 这个想法存有诸多争议。 Their vocabulary bristles fashionably with talk of federalism. 他们开口闭口都是联邦制度，满口时髦词汇。

Bristle S Animal Hairs Brush N Count 可数名词 Verb