bristlen. stiff hair of a swine(豬的)鬃毛。 △Tw.1.5.1:“Nay,either tell me where thou hast been,or I willnot open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter in wayof thy excuse.”不,你得告訴我你到哪里去了,否則我為你說(shuō)情的時(shí)候我不肯把嘴唇張開(kāi)到能容一根鬃毛那樣寬。(按:意即不肯為你說(shuō)好話講情。)
bristlevt. rouse 喚起。 △H.Ⅴ.2.3.5: “Boy,bristlethy courage up;”孩子,鼓起你的勇氣來(lái)。 bristle[?brisl]n. 豬鬃 ‖ bristle brush 鬃毛畫(huà)筆 bristles board 優(yōu)質(zhì)板紙 |