ruffles; ruffled; ruffling
ruffles; ruffled; ruffling
Learner's definition of RUFFLE
[+ object]
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: to move or lift (something) so that it is no longer smooth弄皱;弄乱;使起涟漪 2
: to make (someone) irritated, annoyed, worried, etc.使恼火;使烦恼;使担心 —
usually used as (be) ruffled通常用作(be) ruffled -
That boy is a lot of trouble. It's a good thing his parents aren't easily ruffled. [=don't become upset easily]那个男孩子总是惹麻烦。幸好他的父母还不太容易发火。
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The actress was obviously ruffled by the reporter's question.那名女演员显然被记者的提问惹恼了。
ruffle feathers
informal
: to upset or offend someone冒犯;激怒 -
His critical remarks ruffled some feathers. = His critical remarks ruffled a few feathers.他的批评言论激怒了一些人。
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His critical remarks ruffled the feathers of the board members.他的批评言论激怒了董事会成员。
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Her research has been ruffling feathers [=upsetting people] for years.她的研究多年来一直让人们心怀不悦。
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I agreed to do what they wanted because I didn't want to ruffle any feathers.我同意做他们要我做的事,因为我不想得罪任何人。
2 ruffle /ˈrʌfəl/ noun
plural ruffles
plural ruffles
Learner's definition of RUFFLE
[count]
: a piece of cloth that is gathered together along one edge and used to decorate something褶边;褶饰
— ruffled
/ˈrʌfəld/ adjective