今天我们要学的词是 hackle.
hackle 指动物脖子或背部的毛。hackles up，毛发倒竖，发怒了。Would a fuel tax get Americans’ hackles up, as it has in France? 燃油税会让美国人像法国人那样怒气冲天吗？
Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s massive push to have a prominent say in the future of mobile communications has raised hackles in the US. 中国电信巨头华为为了得到未来移动通信领域的话语权而采取的大举行动在美国引起不满。