"raise your hackles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让人生气
• 惹恼某人

Definition

让某人感到非常生气、恼怒或防备，就像动物竖起毛发一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，形容某事让某人很生气或不舒服，尤其针对惹人生气的评论。不是真的“竖毛”，而是比喻。通常用于人而非物。

Examples

That loud noise really raised my hackles.

那个很大的噪音真的**让我生气了**。

His rude words raised her hackles immediately.

他粗鲁的话立刻**让她生气了**。

Negative comments online can raise people's hackles.

网上的负面评论会**让人们恼火**。

Nothing raises my hackles faster than being blamed for something I didn't do.

没有什么比被冤枉更加**让我火冒三丈**。

The way he talks to people can really raise your hackles if you're not patient.

他与人说话的方式如果没耐心真的会**让你不爽**。

I try not to let little things raise my hackles, but sometimes it's hard.

我尽量不让小事**让我生气**，但是有时候真的很难。