| 词汇 | make one's hair stand on end, to |
| 释义 | make someone's hair stand on endFig. to cause someone to be very frightened. The horrible scream made my hair stand on end. The ghost story made our hair stand on end. make one's hair stand on endAlso, make one's hair curl. Terrify one, as in The very thought of an earthquake makes my hair stand on end, or Diving off a high board is enough to make my hair curl. The first term, first recorded in 1534, alludes to goose pimples prompted by fear, which cause the hairs around them to stand up. The variant dates from the mid-1900s. make one's hair stand on end, toTo terrify. The Book of Job (4:14–15) states, “Fear came upon me . . . and the hair of my flesh stood up.” The allusion here is to the goose pimples aroused by fear (or cold), the raised bumps on the skin that cause the hairs around them to stand up. Centuries later this gave rise to the adjective hair-raising, a synonym for terrifying. |
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