单词 | to stand on end |
释义 | > as lemmasto stand on end b. intransitive. Of hair: to grow stiff and erect like bristles; to be upright or erect. Frequently with up, upright. Also in to stand on end: (of hair) to become upright or erect; esp. (of body hair) to become upright or erect due to horripilation caused by fear or excitement (see horripilation n. and cf. hair-raising adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > [verb (intransitive)] > tuft or ridge standc1225 snog1530 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [verb (intransitive)] > coarse or bristling standc1225 bristle1480 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > feel wonder, be amazed [verb (intransitive)] > of hair: grow stiff to stand on end1530 the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > exhibit physical symptoms [verb (intransitive)] > (of hair) to stand on end arisec1385 gresell1490 to stand on end1530 c1225 (?c1200) Sawles Warde (Bodl.) (1938) 8 Lonc he is..& his leor deaðlich..& euch her þuncheð þet stont in his heaued up. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 555 Ther on stood a tuft of heerys Reede as the bristles of a sowes eerys. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 733/2 Whan I passed by the churche yarde my heares stode upright for feare. 1592 ‘C. Cony-Catcher’ Def. Conny-catching sig. D His Mustachies..standing as stiffe as if he wore a Ruler in his mouth. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads v. 593 This sight, when great Tydides saw, his haire stood vp on end. a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 174 Their Horses Hair stood upright, like Bristles, with the vehement Cold. 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 66 As to the particulars, I'm sure they'd make your hair stand an end to hear them. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 249 When I speak of horrors, my hair stands on end. 1993 B. Sidhwa Amer. Brat (1994) 69 All at once Feroza felt..as if she were being observed by someone or something dangerous... The fine hair on her arms stood up. 2013 M. Miodownik Stuff Matters (2014) viii. 190 It has similar..properties to amber: the ability to generate static charge and make hair stand on end. < as lemmas |
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