heckle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”). alt-of,alternative
  2. The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
  3. A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
  4. An rude interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance
    — The stand-up dealt well with the heckles from the crowd, replying with raucous banter to raise plenty of laughs.
动词 v.
  1. To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. transitive
  2. To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance. transitive
    — Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
  3. To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.

词形变化

heckles present,singular,third-person heckling participle,present heckled participle,past heckled past heckles plural

词汇关系

近义词
badger barrack gird heckle jeer roast taunt tease
反义词
cheer incite
上位词
curb disapprove discourage pester revile
下位词
boo hiss hoot laugh at snigger
相关词
heckler heckling abash
并列词
criticize jeer at mock offend sneer

词源

词源 1
Transferred usage of Middle English hekelen (“to comb flax or hemp with a heckle”), from hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”), from Middle Dutch hekelen (“to prickle, irritate”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (“hook”). Related to hackle.
词源 2
Transferred usage of Middle English hekelen (“to comb flax or hemp with a heckle”), from hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”), from Middle Dutch hekelen (“to prickle, irritate”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (“hook”). Related to hackle.
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