English Dictionary

bristle

/ˈbɹɪsəl/

verb

To rise or stand erect, like bristles. / abound, to have an abundance of something / (with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

The cat's fur bristles when it sees a dog.

意味（1）

To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

His hair did bristle upon his head.

意味（2）

abound, to have an abundance of something

the hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets

意味（3）

(with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.

意味（4）

To fix a bristle to.

to bristle a thread