"bristles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鬃毛
• （因生氣而）豎起

Definition

細而硬的毛髮或纖維，通常出現在刷子或動物身上；也可指因生氣而使毛髮豎起或表現出惱怒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

名詞時常指刷子的刷毛或動物身上的硬毛。作動詞時，常用於比喻，表示生氣或不滿，如 'bristles with anger'。不要和形容充滿活力的用法（如 'bristling with excitement'）混淆。

Examples

My toothbrush has soft bristles.

我的牙刷有柔軟的**鬃毛**。

A pig has stiff bristles on its back.

豬背上有硬的**鬃毛**。

He bristles when people criticize him.

當有人批評他時，他會**豎起毛髮**（表示生氣）。

The cat’s fur bristles when it feels threatened.

貓感到威脅時，毛會**豎起來**。

This new paintbrush has really fine bristles—it makes painting easier.

這支新畫筆的**鬃毛**很細，畫畫更容易了。

You could see his hair bristle with anger when he heard the news.

聽到消息時，他的頭髮因憤怒而**豎起來**。