单词 | dander |
释义 | dander (once / 26207 pages) n Dander is an animal's tiny flakes of skin. People who are allergic to cats are typically sensitive to their dander. Furry animals shed both hair and microscopic dander — and it's more common to be allergic to the dander. If you have dog allergies, your body overreacts to breathing in the dander of your best friend's chihuahua, making you sneeze. Another kind of dander is an angry or frustrated feeling, which shows up in the phrase "get your dander up." You might say, "My dander was up from the minute he made that offensive joke." WORD FAMILYdander: danders USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s thought to be a type-1 allergic reaction: the same type of reaction that one gets from pollen or cat dander,” he says. Time(Nov 23, 2016) Fur and dander from pets lingers in elevators, in hallways and on the clothes of pet owners long after the pets have left the area. New York Times(Nov 12, 2016) Nothing like stirred memories of animosity toward the former Soviet Union to raise some patriotic dander. Los Angeles Times(Aug 13, 2016) 1n small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people Hyper exfoliation, scale, scurf a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin 2n a feeling of anger and animosity having one's hackles or dander up Syn|Hyper hackles anger, choler, ire a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance |
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