bristlelikeadj.bristle的變形bristle['brisl]n.(動(dòng)物的)短而硬的毛，剛毛(植物的)刺毛(豬或其他動(dòng)物的)鬃毛，豬鬃(刷子等的)鬃毛，人造鬃毛；刷子毛(男子)胡子渣，粗短須(粗短)硬鐵絲vi.(像鬃毛似的)豎立；(毛發(fā)等)直立(up)：The hog bristled up.這頭豬鬃毛直立。The cat's fur bristled and it arched its back.貓毛豎立并弓起背來(lái)。(因害怕、激怒等而)毛發(fā)直立(或倒豎)，聳起周身毛發(fā)；怒發(fā)沖冠：They bristled at the remark.他們對(duì)那些話感到惱怒。被激怒，發(fā)怒，生氣；準(zhǔn)備還擊，準(zhǔn)備格斗(up)：The woman bristled when I asked her to move.當(dāng)我叫那女人往前挪動(dòng)時(shí)，她發(fā)怒了。(密密地)覆蓋；被布滿；(困難等)重重，充滿(with)：the battle field bristled with guns槍炮林立的戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)The project bristled with difficulties.這項(xiàng)工程困難重重。vt.使(毛發(fā)等像鬃毛似的)直立，豎立：The cock (or rooster) bristled his crest.公雞豎起了雞冠。給(刷子等)安(或裝，加)鬃毛：to bristle a brush給刷子加鬃毛把…弄粗糙；使布滿刺毛狀物：to bristle the lake使湖水翻騰使林立：to bristle the city with guns使全城槍炮林立短語(yǔ): raise someone's bristles [美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]激怒(某人)[亦作set up someone's bristles] set up one's bristles 激怒(某人)，發(fā)怒變形：vi.bristled.bristling