ruffle
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) disturb the smoothness or evenness of sth 弄皺或弄亂某物
a breeze ruffling the surface of the lake 吹皺了湖面的微風(fēng)
Don't ruffle my hair, I've just combed it. 別把我的頭發(fā)弄亂了, 我剛剛梳好了的.
The bird ruffled up its feathers. 那只鳥(niǎo)豎起了羽毛.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)]
upset the calmness or even temper of (sb); disconcert 擾亂(某人)的情緒; 激怒(某人)
Anne is easily ruffled by awkward questions. 安妮遇到難堪的問(wèn)題很容易發(fā)脾氣.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) ruffle sb's `feathers (infml 口) annoy sb 惹某人生氣. smooth sb's ruffled feathers => smooth2. ruffle, n strip of material gathered into a frill and used to ornament a garment, esp at the wrist or neck 褶飾, 花邊(尤用於袖口或衣領(lǐng)).