bristle

单词辨析:

hair bristle feather fur mane wool 【导航词义:毛】
hair n. 头发,毛发
〔辨析〕

指人或动物身上的毛,但主要指人的头发。

〔例证〕

I must have my hair cut.

我得理发了。

Our dog has left black hairs all over the floor.

我们的狗把黑毛弄得地板上到处都是。

bristle n. 硬毛
〔辨析〕

指短而硬的毛发。

〔例证〕

His chin was covered with bristles.

他的下巴上长满了胡子茬。

This brush is made of animal bristles.

这种刷子是用动物的鬃毛制作的。

feather n. 羽毛,翎毛
〔辨析〕

指禽类的羽毛。

〔例证〕

It is as light as a feather.

轻如鸿毛。

How beautiful its feathers are!

它的羽毛多漂亮呀!

fur n. 软毛
〔辨析〕

指某些动物身上的柔软细毛。

〔例证〕

The cat has soft white fur.

那只猫的毛又软又白。

It is brown, but the tips of its fur are silver.

它是棕色的,但是它的毛发梢是银色的。

mane n. 鬃毛;鬣毛; [文]长发
〔辨析〕

指马颈上的鬃毛或狮子头部及颈上的鬣毛;也指人浓密的长发。

〔例证〕

The mane of the horse is very beautiful.

这匹马的鬃毛非常漂亮。

The lion tossed his mane.

那头雄狮抖动鬣毛。

She has a rich mane of black hair.

她长着一头又长又密的黑发。

wool n. 羊毛,毛绒
〔辨析〕

指羊或某些动物身上的绒或毛。

〔例证〕

Is this garment made of pure wool?

这件衣服是纯羊毛的吗?

These sheep are specially bred for their wool.

这些羊是专为剪取羊毛而饲养的。

相关例句:

Pakistani officials bristle at the suggestion that they are soft on terrorism.

巴基斯坦官员对有人说他们对恐怖主义手软的说法大为恼火。

Walking into the house and saying,'Let me iron my son's shirts for you,'implies to the daughter-in-law that you think that's her role, and she may bristle at that notion.

走进屋子说,'让我为你熨我儿子的衬衫,'意味着对媳妇说,你认为这是她的活儿。

The country bristles with armed groups

这个国家到处都是武装团伙。

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。

But when issues come up, he can be very quick to bristle and get quite angry.

不过一旦出现问题,他可能转瞬之间就会发火,变得怒不可遏。

He was so frightened that his hair seemed to bristle.

他是如此地震惊,以至于头发似乎都竖立起来了。