ruffle some feathers

短语

发音

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词形变化

ruffled some feathers ruffles some feathers 三单 ruffles some feathers ruffling some feathers ruffling some feathers 现在分词 ruffled some feathers 过去式 ruffled some feathers 过去分词

别名

ruffle a few feathers ruffle feathers ruffle any feathers

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.

    比喻 非正式

    Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.

词源

Evoking the image of roosters, who ruffle their neck feathers when threatened. OED's earliest attestation is from 1829. Perhaps a variant of an earlier phrase "ruffle the tempers", attested since at least 1722.

来源：wiktionary