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词汇 bristling
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Definition of bristling in English:

bristling

adjectiveˈbrɪslɪŋˈbris(ə)liNG
  • 1(especially of hair) short, stiff, and spiky.

    (尤指毛发)浓密坚硬的

    a bristling beard

    浓密坚硬的络腮胡。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A burly man who seemed to be all bristling black hair thumped Sam on the shoulder.
    • His fingertips touched the bristling hair on the dog's neck.
    • Within moments of their arrival, a tall, heavy-set man with a large bristling mustache hurried over.
    • The body is covered by thick long fur with a brown patch of bristling hair.
    • Only the faint ridge of bristling fur along her spine revealed the emotion that seethed within.
    Synonyms
    thick, shaggy, unruly, fuzzy, rough, bristly, fluffy, woolly, luxuriant, exuberant, spreading
  • 2Aggressively brisk or tense.

    〈喻〉过于活跃的;过于令人紧张的

    he fills the screen with a restless, bristling energy

    他使整个银幕充满了一种令人紧张不安的力量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His lefty politics had a bristling integrity, yet weren't so extreme as to be inaccessible or unrealistic.
    • The success of the exhibit was further evidence of the bristling energy and dynamism of Houston's art scene.
    • The bristling energy has been turned inward, resulting in an unprecedented illusion of warmth.
    • Accordingly, the bristling argument for Shelley's misinterpreted morality spawns an even more daring reclamation.
    • She didn't understand his distance; was frightened by the bristling edge of his usually conciliatory demeanor.

Definition of bristling in US English:

bristling

adjectiveˈbris(ə)liNG
  • 1(especially of hair) close-set, stiff, and spiky.

    (尤指毛发)浓密坚硬的

    a bristling beard

    浓密坚硬的络腮胡。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Within moments of their arrival, a tall, heavy-set man with a large bristling mustache hurried over.
    • The body is covered by thick long fur with a brown patch of bristling hair.
    • His fingertips touched the bristling hair on the dog's neck.
    • Only the faint ridge of bristling fur along her spine revealed the emotion that seethed within.
    • A burly man who seemed to be all bristling black hair thumped Sam on the shoulder.
    Synonyms
    thick, shaggy, unruly, fuzzy, rough, bristly, fluffy, woolly, luxuriant, exuberant, spreading
  • 2Aggressively brisk or tense.

    〈喻〉过于活跃的;过于令人紧张的

    he fills the screen with a restless, bristling energy

    他使整个银幕充满了一种令人紧张不安的力量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Accordingly, the bristling argument for Shelley's misinterpreted morality spawns an even more daring reclamation.
    • His lefty politics had a bristling integrity, yet weren't so extreme as to be inaccessible or unrealistic.
    • The success of the exhibit was further evidence of the bristling energy and dynamism of Houston's art scene.
    • She didn't understand his distance; was frightened by the bristling edge of his usually conciliatory demeanor.
    • The bristling energy has been turned inward, resulting in an unprecedented illusion of warmth.
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