1 N-COUNT [usually plural] 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. 胡子茬儿;(胡须剃后长出的)粗硬短须;(男子头顶处的)短发
SYN hair, spine, thorn, whisker
2 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. (刷子的)毛
3 N-COUNT (动物身上的)鬃毛,刚毛 Bristles are thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough. (动物身上的)鬃毛,刚毛
SYN point, spur, needle, spike
4 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. (因寒冷、恐惧或愤怒)毛发直立
SYN stand up, rise, prickle, stand on end
5 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. 发怒;生气 [Also VERB]
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Ellis bristles at accusations that Berkeley's experiment is ill-conceived. [V at/with n]
埃利斯对有人指责伯克利的实验考虑不够周密感到气愤。
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He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist. [V at/with n]
有人暗示他是个种族主义者,他对此十分恼火。
6 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. 充满;满是 [emphasis]
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The country bristles with armed groups. [VERB with noun]
这个国家到处都是武装团伙。
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The idea fairly bristles with controversy. [VERB with noun]
这个想法存有诸多争议。
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Their vocabulary bristles fashionably with talk of federalism. [VERB with noun]
他们开口闭口都是联邦制度,满口时髦词汇。
SYN abound, crawl, be alive, hum
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