| 单词 | bristle |
| 释义 | bristle (once / 759 pages) 1nv 2v 3v 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. 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. WORD FAMILYbristle: bristled, bristlelike, bristles, bristling, bristly+/bristly: bristliness USAGE EXAMPLESBasketball coaches are still bristling about the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s new state tournament format. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Cuban officials bristle at the suggestion, saying it is an attempt to weaken the government of the island. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Not only did the president-elect fail to heed the message — he bristled at it. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a stiff hair Hyper hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism 2n a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic Hyper fiber, fibre a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn 3v have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles 2bristling leaves Hyper feature, have have as a feature 1v rise up as in fear The dog's fur bristled Syn stand up, uprise 2v react in an offended or angry manner 3He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program Hyper react, respond show a response or a reaction to something v be in a state of movement or action The garden bristled with toddlers Syn|Hyper abound, burst feature, have have as a feature |
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