名詞 ruffle:

1. a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
   同義詞：frill, flounce, furbelow
2. a high tight collar
   同義詞：choker, ruff, neck ruff
3. a noisy fight
   同義詞：affray, disturbance, fray

動詞 ruffle:

1. stir up (water) so as to form ripples
   同義詞：ripple, riffle, cockle, undulate
2. trouble or vex
3. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
   同義詞：tittup, swagger, prance, strut, sashay, cock
4. discompose
5. twitch or flutter
   同義詞：flick, riffle
6. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
   同義詞：shuffle, mix
7. erect or fluff up
   同義詞：fluff
8. disturb the smoothness of
   同義詞：ruffle up, rumple, mess up
9. pleat or gather into a ruffle
   同義詞：pleat

1. A breeze ruffled the surface of the lake.
   一陣微風(fēng)吹皺了湖面。
2. Anne is easily ruffled by awkward questions.
   安娜容易被一些難以回答的問題弄得心煩意亂。
3. A flag ruffled in the breeze.
   旗幟迎風(fēng)飄揚(yáng)。
4. The bird ruffled up its feathers.
   鳥兒驚恐地豎起了羽毛。

ruffle

n.（名詞）
A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
褶裥飾邊：用于鑲邊或裝飾的具有飾邊或折皺的布條
A ruff on a bird.
鳥的翎頜

A ruckus or fray.
吵鬧：沖突，打架
Annoyance; vexation.
擾亂：打擾；生氣
An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface.
起皺：表面上的不規(guī)則或輕微波動；起伏不平
v.（動詞）
ruf.fled,ruf.fling,ruf.fles
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To disturb the smoothness or regularity of; ripple.
使…起伏不平，弄皺；使起漣漪
To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle.
給（織物）打褶裥，給（織物）飾褶邊
To erect (the feathers). Used of birds.
豎起（羽毛）。用于指鳥
To discompose; fluster:
使不平衡，打擾，使不安：
例句：
a book that is bound to ruffle some people.
一本勢必使一些人不安的書

To flip through (the pages of a book).
瀏覽，很快地翻（書頁）
Games To shuffle (cards).
【游戲】 洗（紙牌）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become irregular or rough.
變皺或粗糙
To flutter.
激動不安，緊張
To become flustered.
發(fā)脾氣，煩惱

來源：
From Middle English ruffelen [to roughen]
源自 中古英語 ruffelen [使粗糙]

ruffle
ruffle 2

n.（名詞）
A low continuous beating of a drum that is not as loud as a roll.
連續(xù)的輕擂：比隆隆的擺鼓聲輕一些的低聲連續(xù)擂鼓
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ruf.fled,ruf.fling,ruf.fles
To beat a ruffle on (a drum).
連續(xù)地輕輕擂（鼓）

來源：
Perhaps from frequentative of ruff [a drum roll]
可能源自 ruff的重復(fù) [隆隆的擂鼓聲]
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[大概來源于擬聲]

ruffle
ruffle 3

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
ruf.fled,ruf.fling,ruf.fles
To behave arrogantly or roughly; swagger.
自高自大、大吵大鬧；妄自尊大

來源：
Middle English ruffelen [to quarrel]
中古英語 ruffelen [吵架]

【引伸】
ruf.fler
n.（名詞）