bristle
bristle 英 [ˈbrɪsl] 美 [ˈbrɪsəl]
n. 猪鬃；刚毛 vi. 发怒；竖起 vt. 使（毛发等）直立
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- A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. Tell an animal rights activist you use a badger's bristle shaving brush and you'll get the idea.
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- n. 猪鬃；刚毛
- vi. 发怒；竖起
- vt. 使（毛发等）直立
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1. But GE might bristle at the prospect of refrigerators and ovens carrying its logo after it exits the market.
但是退出这个市场后，GE也许不高兴在电冰箱和微波炉上印有自己的标志。
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2. But they make some people bristle because of the inference that women don't rise to the top in math because they're not as good.
但是由于女性没有在数学方面拔得头筹就推断她们不擅长数学的这个理论，很让一些人嗤之以鼻。
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3. To remove dried-on paint from a synthetic-bristle paintbrush, soak it in full-strength white vinegar until the paint dissolves and the bristles are soft and pliable, then wash in hot, soapy water.
如何去掉猪鬃漆刷上凝固的干漆呢？ 把它浸泡在白醋里直到干漆自动脱落，刷子柔软有韧性，再用热肥皂水洗就可以了。
- bristle (n.) "stiff, coarse hair of certain animals," especially those set along the backs of hogs, Old English byrst "bristle," with metathesis of -r-, from Proto-Germanic *bursti- (source also of Middle Dutch borstel, German borste, Danish börste), from PIE *bhrsti- from root *bhars- "point, bristle" (source also of Sanskrit bhrstih "point, spike"). With -el, diminutive suffix. Extended to similar appendages on some plants and insects.
- bristle (v.) c. 1200 (implied in past-participle adjective bristled) "set or covered with bristles," from bristle (n.). Of hair, "to stand or become stiff and upright," late 15c. Extended meaning "become angry or excited" is 1540s, from the way animals show fight. Related: Bristling.
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