bristles

英 [ˈbrɪslz]

美 [ˈbrɪslz]

n.  短而硬的毛发; 刚毛; 刷子毛
v.  (对某人的言行)大为恼怒; 被激怒; (背部或颈部的毛因惊吓或发怒)竖起，耸起
bristle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 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
  Bristlesare 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 calledbristleswhen they are cut very short.
  1. ...two days' growth of bristles...
     两天没剃长出的胡子茬儿
  2. 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
  Thebristlesof a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it.
  1. 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
  Bristlesare thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough.
  1. 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 bodybristles, it rises away from their skin because they are cold, frightened, or angry.
  1. It makes the hairs at the nape of the neck bristle...
     这使人毛骨悚然。
  2. 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 youbristle atsomething, you react to it angrily, and show this in your expression or the way you move.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 thingbristles withpeople or with other things, you are emphasizing that it contains a great number of them.
  1. The country bristles with armed groups...
     这个国家到处都是武装团伙。
  2. The idea fairly bristles with controversy...
     这个想法存有诸多争议。
  3. Their vocabulary bristles fashionably with talk of federalism.
     他们开口闭口都是联邦制度，满口时髦词汇。

双语例句

• Grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet.
  草原林地草，有巨大优美的拱形穗，每个小穗下有长长的刚毛。
• A chemical ( usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides.
  用于除去毛发或兽皮上的鬃毛的一种化学药剂（通常为硫化物）。
• Coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles.
  一个粗糙草本属，头状花序，呈绿色的花，钩状刺毛。
• The country bristles with armed groups
  这个国家到处都是武装团伙。
• Small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles.
  一个具绵毛的多年生小型草本属，具小白色盘状花的头状花序，有棒状刚毛形成的冠毛。
• The brush is made of animal bristles.
  刷子是用动物的鬃毛制成的。
• Bristles stimulate the scalp and distribute sebum all the way down the hair shaft.
  可以刺激头皮，而且还能头皮上的皮脂顺着头发梳下来。
• A: I've come about your offer for bristles.
  我今天来访的目的是想听取你方对猪鬃的报盘。
• He stopped and rubbed the palm of his hand over the light bristles on his head with annoyance.
  他停了下来，他的手掌在他那刚剃过的头发茬上烦躁地搓着。
• If the bristles on your toothbrush no longer stick up straight but rather flare to the side, it's time for a new one.
  如果你的牙刷的刷毛不直了，而是明显的偏向一边了，是时候换根新的了。