bristles
US /ˈbrɪs.əlz/
UK /ˈbrɪs.əlz/
名詞
刷毛, 剛毛
a short, stiff hair or fiber
範例:
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The brush had stiff bristles.
刷子有堅硬的刷毛。
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Some animals have protective bristles on their skin.
有些動物的皮膚上有保護性的剛毛。
動詞
1.
豎起, 發怒
to stand stiffly on end, especially as a display of anger or fear
範例:
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The dog's fur began to bristle when it saw the cat.
狗看到貓時，毛髮開始豎起。
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She could feel her hackles bristle at his rude comments.
聽到他粗魯的評論，她感到毛骨悚然，怒髮衝冠。
2.
充滿, 佈滿
to be covered or abundant with something, typically something undesirable
範例:
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The old house seemed to bristle with secrets.
老房子似乎充滿了秘密。
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The report bristled with inaccuracies.
報告充滿了不準確之處。
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