【bristle】 - AEAS备考词汇

bristle

UK:  ['brɪs(ə)l]

US:  ['brɪs(ə)l]

复数：bristles  过去分词：bristled  现在分词：bristling  

v.

1.(毛发等)倒竖

2.使(毛发等)竖起;把…弄粗糙

3.发怒

4.给(刷子等)安鬃毛

5.反感,恼火,火冒三丈

6.充满,布满;竖立

7.振作精神

8.(喻)表示气愤等:

9.林立

n.

1.(猪等的)鬃毛;(动、植物的)短硬毛

2.(刷子等的)毛

3.(人的)胡须茬;鬃毛状物

4.猪髻

5.刺毛

1 . Senior police officers continued to bristle at government criticism that they reacted poorly to the disorder.
高级警官们依然对政府对他们的对骚乱反应不力的指责感到愤怒。

2 . It was the only time I ever saw this gentle man bristle, if ever so slightly.
这是我唯一一次见到这位绅士反应过激，再轻微的也没见过。

3 . True, some Chinese question the intimate connection to the U. S. , just as many Americans bristle at the large Chinese stake in our economy.
诚然，一些中国人质疑中国与美国的密切关系，就像很多美国人被中国在美国经济中的巨大份额触怒一样。

4 . Upper glume subequaling spikelet; only branch or branchlet tips extending into a bristle, rarely a solitary bristle below a few spikelets.
近相等的上面颖片小穗；只分枝或小枝端部延长成为一刚毛，很少在一些小穗下面的一单生刚毛。

5 . By flicking its antennae with a bristle of hay, Mr. Zhang sent his cricket into a jabbing, biting fury.
张健根颤动草叶，引逗着蟋蟀的触须，使它变得张牙舞爪，怒气冲冲。