摘要：当一只猫生气的时候，它往往把它的背拱起来，嘴里还发出呼呼的声音，显得它随时准备施展它那爪子的威力。这个短语就来自于此。

get/put someone's back up

指的是惹某人生气，使生气，恼火，发怒

当一只猫生气的时候，它往往把它的背拱起来，嘴里还发出呼呼的声音，显得它随时准备施展它那爪子的威力。这个短语就来自于此。

例句：

That sort of attitude really gets my back up!

那种态度实在叫我恼火！

He does it on purpose, to get my back up.

他故意这么做，好让我生气。

Some food labelling practices really get my back up.

有些食物标签的贴法实在让我生气。

She always leaves her clothes on the bed!

That really gets my back up!

她总是把衣服扔在床上！这真的气得我炸毛了！

If you pressed him for a reply, you would get his back up.

如果你逼他答复，他会被惹火的。

You’d better tidy up the room now, or you’ll get your mother’s back up.

你最好把房间收拾干净，要不你妈妈要发火的。

Don’t criticize her work too harshly, or you’ll get her back up.

不要过于严厉地批评她的工作，否则你会惹她生气。

His rude comments really put my back up during the meeting.

他在会议上的粗鲁言论让我非常不爽。

His silly remarks always get her back up.

他的蠢话总惹得她很恼火。
You’ll get his back up if you keep questioning his decisions.

如果你继续质疑他的决定，他会很生气的。

注意：

back somebody up支持某人

get/have someone’s back支持某人

I'm going to bring this up with our boss.You got my back?

我要跟老板提这件事。你支持我吗?

You never have my back when I speak up in front of the others!

当我在别人面前说话时，你永远不会支持我!

Not to worry--America's airports have got your back.

别担心—美国的机场会支持你的。

on one's back找……麻烦，挑……毛病

His wife is always on his back when he comes home late.他回家晚的时候，他的妻子总是找他麻烦。

turn one's back on someone不理睬某人；不给有困难的人任何帮助

She turned her back on me when I lost my job, so we are not friends anymore.

她在我失业的时候不肯帮忙，所以我们不再是朋友了。

I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!

我发誓，我总有一天要报复他的。

I trusted her not to go back on her word.

我相信她不会食言。

You haven't gone back on your promise, have you?

你该不会反悔了吧？

来源：翅膀英语一点号