bristles是什么意思？

bristles

英['brɪsəlz] 美['brɪsəlz]

• n. 短而硬的毛发，刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 )；

例句

• The brush is made of animal bristles. 刷子是用动物的鬃毛制成的。
• His chin was covered with bristles. 他的下巴长满胡子茬。
• 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。
• Chronically sick pigs often suffer from a partial alopecia characterized by a thinning of the bristles. 慢性病猪通常有局部脱毛,特点是鬃毛变稀疏.
• ...brushes with long, flexible bristles. 鬃毛长而柔韧的毛笔
• The idea fairly bristles with controversy... 这个想法存有诸多争议。
• The country bristles with armed groups... 这个国家到处都是武装团伙。
• 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。
• Cats yowl. My dog's hair bristles in response. 这些猫的哀叫引得我的狗毛发竖立。
• It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles. 它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  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.
  例句
  ...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。
• N-COUNT
  （刷子的）毛
  The bristles of a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  （动物身上的）鬃毛，刚毛
  Bristles are thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough.
  例句
  It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles. 它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
• VERB
  （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.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。