horripilation

/ˌhɔːrɪpɪˈleɪʃən/ /ˌhɑːrɪpɪˈleɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

鸡皮疙瘩, 毛骨悚然

A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Examples :

"The sudden, icy draft caused horripilation to spread across her arms. "

突然一阵冰冷的风吹过，她手臂上起了一层鸡皮疙瘩。

Related Words

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

产生，造成。

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

缺乏睡眠导致了数学考试的糟糕表现。

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

突然事件，意外。

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

学校突然宣布放假，这事儿让大家都感到很意外。

terror noun

/ˈtɛɹə/ /ˈtɛɚ/

恐惧，惊恐，害怕

"The sudden loud noise filled the classroom with terror. "

突然的巨响让整个教室充满了恐惧。

bristling verb

/ˈbrɪslɪŋ/ /ˈbrɪzlɪŋ/

竖起，直立.

"The cat was bristling, its fur standing on end, when the dog barked loudly. "

狗大声叫的时候，猫全身的毛都竖了起来，浑身炸毛。

draft noun

/dɹæft/

穿堂风，气流。

"A cool draft from the open window made the classroom feel much more comfortable. "

从敞开的窗户吹来一阵凉爽的穿堂风，让教室里感觉舒服多了。

caused verb

/kɔzd/

导致，引起，造成

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

横向填字，横向词。

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

我把所有横向的词都填出来了，结果卡在了3个纵向词上。

fancied adjective

/ˈfæn.sid/

想象的，虚构的。

"The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear."

这种植物得名是因为人们想象它像罗马长矛。

hair noun

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

头发，毛发。

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

我儿子剪了新发型，露出了他那深棕色的头发。

real noun

/ɹiːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑl/

不动产，房地产。

"The family's real estate investment was quite successful. "

这个家庭的房地产投资相当成功。

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

疾病，病症。

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

那些番茄植株得了一种病，叶子上出现了很多斑点，果实也枯萎了。

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

扩散，传播

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

这周流感在学校里迅速蔓延。