1 VERB （为表示喜爱）抚弄(他人头发) If you ruffle someone's hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as a way of showing your affection towards them. （为表示喜爱）抚弄(他人头发)
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'Don't let that get you down,' he said ruffling Ben's dark curls. [VERB noun]
“不要为那个感到沮丧，”他一边说，一边抚弄着本乌黑的卷发。
2 VERB 吹皱;使泛起涟漪;使起伏不平 When the wind ruffles something such as the surface of the sea, it causes it to move gently in a wave-like motion. 吹皱;使泛起涟漪;使起伏不平 [literary]
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The evening breeze ruffled the pond. [VERB noun]
晚风吹皱了池水。
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A gust of breeze moved down the hillside, ruffling the grass. [VERB noun]
一阵微风吹下山坡，使青草如波浪起伏。
SYN ripple, riffle, roughen, make ripples in
3 VERB 使惊慌;使失去信心;激怒;使沮丧 If something ruffles someone, it causes them to panic and lose their confidence or to become angry or upset. 使惊慌;使失去信心;激怒;使沮丧
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I could tell that my refusal to allow him to ruffle me infuriated him. [VERB noun]
我能看出，我不吃他那一套让他很恼火。
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Nothing could ruffle the perfect composure with which she casually greets members of staff. [VERB noun]
什么都不能扰乱她随意地和员工打招呼时流露出的那种镇定自若。
SYN annoy, worry, trouble, upset
4 V-ERG (鸟类)竖起(羽毛) If a bird ruffles its feathers or if its feathers ruffle, they stand out on its body, for example when it is cleaning itself or when it is frightened. (鸟类)竖起(羽毛)
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Tame birds, when approached, will stretch out their necks and ruffle their neck feathering. [VERB noun]
驯养的鸟儿在有人靠近时会伸长脖子，竖起颈羽。
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Its body plumage suddenly began to ruffle and swell. [VERB]
它全身的羽毛突然竖了起来，胀得鼓鼓的。
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...a ruffling of wings. [VERB-ing]
竖起翅膀
5 N-COUNT [usually plural] （衣服领口、袖口等处的）褶边，褶饰，花边 Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration. （衣服领口、袖口等处的）褶边，褶饰，花边
6 PHRASE 激怒;使紧张;使沮丧 To ruffle someone's feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset. 激怒;使紧张;使沮丧
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His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.
他那直截了当、往往还粗鲁生硬的办事方式无疑会激怒一些人。
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Politicians are usually careful not to ruffle the feathers of their constituents.
政治家们通常都很小心，避免激怒了他们的选民。
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