| 单词 | ruffled |
| 释义 | ruffled (once / 1119 pages) adj Ruffled things are frilly, or edged with fancy ruffles. Your little sister might love her ruffled dress so much that she wants to wear it every day. A bird's ruffled feathers provide it some protection as well as looking attractive to potential mates. You can also describe things that are mussed or rumpled, by a hand or the wind, for example, as ruffled. Your dog's ruffled fur might be caused by the breeze — or she might have her hackles up because she sees her mortal enemy, the mail carrier. The root of ruffled is probably the Low German ruffelen, "to wrinkle or curl." WORD FAMILYruffled: unruffled+/ruffle: ruffled, ruffles, ruffling USAGE EXAMPLESMurray ruffled a few Christmas trees with that comment, despite its accuracy. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) Le didn’t seem ruffled; his conclusion seemed to be that it was a sign Google was on the right track. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) A Palestinian man told the little boy he was O.K. and ruffled his hair. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj having decorative ruffles or frills Syn frilled, frilly adorned, decorated provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction 2adj shaken into waves or undulations as by wind with ruffled flags flying Syn rippled agitated physically disturbed or set in motion |
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