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单词 ruffle
释义
ruffle
verb
uk
/ˈrʌf.əl/us
/ˈrʌf.əl/
[T]
totouchormovesomethingsmoothso that it is noteven:
弄乱；弄皱；使不平整
Sheaffectionatelyruffled hishairwith herhandas shepassed.她从他身边走过时，亲昵地伸手拂乱了他的头发。
Thebirdsruffledtheirfeathers(up)inalarm.鸟惊恐地竖起了羽毛。
[Toften passive]
toannoyorupsetsomeone, or to make someone verynervous:
使生气；使心烦意乱；使紧张
He'seasilyruffled bycriticism.他受到一点批评都会恼羞成怒。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things more or less smooth or straight
  • bunch
  • bunch(something)up
  • coarsen
  • coarsening
  • creased
  • crinkle
  • fold
  • foldaway
  • folding
  • furl
  • grooming
  • interfold
  • pucker
  • sand
  • sandpaper
  • screw
  • sleek
  • sleek back/down
  • smoothen
  • wrinkle
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Making people sad, shocked and upset

Idiom

rufflesomeone'sfeathers
ruffle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrʌf.əl/us
/ˈrʌf.əl/
aseriesofsmallfoldsmade in apieceofclothorsewnonto it, asdecoration
褶裥饰边
picture of ruffle
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Style & appearance of clothes
  • aesthetic
  • alterable
  • anti-fur
  • Aran
  • backless
  • flouncy
  • form-fitting
  • French tuck
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • raglan
  • ready-to-wear
  • reversible
  • ribbed
  • ruche
  • waisted
  • washable
  • wasp-waisted
  • water-repellent
  • wearable
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(Definition ofrufflefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ruffle| American Dictionary

ruffle
verb
us
/ˈrʌf·əl/

ruffleverb(MAKE UPSET)

[I/T]
to make someoneupsetornervousorreducesomeone’sconfidence:
[T]It ruffled hercomposure, and she did notknowhow torespond.

ruffleverb(MAKE UNEVEN)

[T]
to make something that issmoothuneven:
Asudden,strongbreezeruffled the women’sskirtsin thestands.

Idiom

ruffle (someone's) feathers
ruffle
noun[C]
us
/ˈrʌf·əl/

rufflenoun[C](FOLD)

aseriesofsmallfoldsmade in apieceofclothorsewninto it asdecoration:
laceruffles
(Definition ofrufflefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofruffle

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Leading lamellae were frequently observed and it was often possible to identify ruffling edges.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The shirts can be ruffled or button-down, worn with vests or abandoned altogether for soft but sleeveless sweater tops.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In and of itself the normative critique ruffles relatively few liberal feathers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I dare say we shall again get the familiar ruffled surface and the usual disagreeable snags.
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Therefore, perhaps one might have felt a tiny bit ruffled that the committee's recommendations were not mentioned earlier today.
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Their feelings have been ruffled by what has been going on.
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Of course, local feathers will be ruffled and there will be a great deal of nimbyism, but it is worth pushing on.
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The feathers under the wings were not ruffled at all.
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I am not surprised that in these circumstances some of the students feel ruffled about the situation.
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They do their best to smooth ruffled feelings and remove a sense of grievance.
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Rehousing could have been done in a way that would have ruffled nobody and have done justice to everybody.
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The fact is that that new clause ruffled the feathers of some fairly big birds.
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I do not know whether he counts as an ethnic minority, but it seems to have ruffled a few feathers.
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On the whole, we did not become too ruffled, although flustered once or twice.
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The grant-maintained initiative has probably ruffled more feathers than most others.
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