bristle up meaning in English
昂首作势表示愤怒或轻蔑之意
Examples
- The dog ' s hair bristled up at sight of the stranger
狗一看到陌生人毛就竖了起来。 - The animal ' s fur bristled up with anger
那只动物因发怒而竖起了身上的毛。 - The duke bristles up now , and says : " oh , let up on this cussed nonsense ; do you take me for a blame fool
公爵这下子可发火了,他说: “嘿,别讲这一套废话你把我当一个大傻瓜? - At the same time a woman will never miss a chance to count the number of times a man sleeks or bristles up his hair during the conversation
同时,一位女士也绝对不会错失任何一个来计算谈话中一位男士摸头发,或让头发立起来的机会。 - But he was kind and gentle only with his own men , with timohin , and others like him , people quite new to him , belonging to a different world , people who could have no notion of his past . as soon as he was brought into contact with any of his old acquaintances , any of the staff officers , he bristled up again at once , and was vindictive , ironical , and contemptuous
但他只有在和本团的人,和季莫欣之类的人相处才是善良温和的,这些人都是他新认识的,而且又处于和以前不同的环境,这些人不可能了解和知道他的过去而他一接触到自己从前的相识,接触到司令部的人,他立刻又竖起头发变得凶狠好嘲弄倨傲。