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the hackles of [bird] + be + adj
作名词时常用复数形式，指鸟颈部的细长羽毛。
The hackles of the pheasant are long and slender.
雉鸡的颈羽又长又细。
颈羽
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
颈羽
long slender feather on the neck of a bird such as a turkey or pheasant
The hackles of the pheasant are long and slender.
雉鸡的颈羽又长又细。
用于梳理亚麻或大麻的钢针梳具。
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
鸟类颈部细长的羽毛之一,在公鸡身上最为显眼。
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
用于制作鱼饵的羽毛,或带有羽毛的假饵。
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
引申义(因公鸡愤怒时颈毛竖起),指狗及其他动物颈背部的毛；也用于比喻人类。
By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
The turkey's bright hackle shimmered as it strutted across the yard.
那只火鸡的亮色颈羽在它昂首阔步穿过院子时闪闪发光。
A pheasant's hackle is longer than its other feathers.
雉鸡的颈羽比它其他的羽毛要长。
The farmer noticed that the pheasant's hackles were especially bright this spring.
农民注意到今年春天雉鸡的颈羽格外鲜亮。
作名词时常用复数形式，指鸟颈部的细长羽毛。
The hackles of the pheasant are long and slender.
雉鸡的颈羽又长又细。
作动词时为及物动词，可表示梳理麻类植物，也可表示乱砍。
She hackled the flax before spinning.
她在纺纱前梳理了亚麻。
Not this
The turkey's hackle are long and beautiful.
Use this
The turkey's hackles are long and beautiful.
hackle 是可数名词，单数指一根颈羽；指鸟颈部的一排颈羽时须用复数 hackles，谓语也要用 are。
Not this
She hackled her hair before work.
Use this
She combed her hair before work.
hackle 作动词只表示用针排梳理亚麻、大麻等纤维，不能像中文“梳理”那样用于头发；表示梳头应用 comb。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
颈羽
The breeder examined the hackle feathers of the champion rooster.
饲养员检查了冠军公鸡的颈羽。
公鸡颈羽（制蝇材料）
Rooster hackle is prized for its stiffness and shine.
公鸡颈羽因硬挺而有光泽而备受珍视。
（鸟受惊或发怒时）竖起颈羽
The pheasant's hackles rose when it sensed danger.
雉鸡感到危险时竖起了颈羽。
使某人生气或产生敌意
His rude comment raised her hackles.
他粗鲁的评论让她火冒三丈。
怒气冲冲，准备争吵
She walked into the meeting with her hackles up.
她怒气冲冲地走进会议室。
（众人）感到愤怒
Hackles rise whenever the topic of taxes is mentioned.
每次提到税收这个话题，人们就会愤怒起来。
Use hackle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
hackle 含 hack（乱砍），联想火鸡受惊时颈羽竖起、羽毛凌乱，助记“颈羽”一词。
语域：formal 常见场景：ornithology、hunting、taxidermy 该义项指鸟类颈部的细长羽毛，属于较专业或书面用语，多用于动物学描述、狩猎或标本制作等语境；日常口语中较少单独使用。
与 hackle 押韵（/ækəl/）的有：tackle、crackle、shackle、cackle、jackal。其中前四个拼写也以 -ackle 结尾；jackal 拼写不同但读音押韵。注意 ankle 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈæŋkəl/，并不押韵。
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