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hackles
颈羽
hackles is the plural of hackle.
long slender feather on the neck of a bird such as a turkey or pheasant
- 1.
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
- 2.
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
- 3.
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
A type of jagged crack extending inwards from the broken surface of a fractured material.
- 6.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
- 7.
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
- 8.
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
锯齿形裂痕；针排
In use
The turkey's bright hackle shimmered as it strutted across the yard.
A pheasant's hackle is longer than its other feathers.
The farmer noticed that the pheasant's hackles were especially bright this spring.
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。
hackle sth
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。
Common mistakes
The turkey's hackle are long and beautiful.
Connections
Collocations
- hackle feathers
- 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。
- rooster hackle
- 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。
- hackles rise
- （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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- raise someone's hackles
- 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。
- with one's hackles up
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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