hackles
noun /ˈhæklz/
/ˈhæklz/
[plural]Idioms - the hairs on the back of the neck of a dog, cat, etc. that rise when the animal is afraid or angry
（狗、猫等害怕或发怒时竖起的）后颈毛 词源late Middle English (in sense (2)): variant of hatchel.
Idioms
somebody’s hackles rise
- to become angry
发火；发怒 - Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued.
随着那人不断地讲下去，本不禁怒火中烧。
- Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued.
make somebody’s hackles rise | raise somebody’s hackles
- to make somebody angry
激怒某人 - Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.
她那篇有争议的文章一定会引起愤怒。
- Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.