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nettle
[英] [ˈnetl] [美] [ˈnɛtl:] 生词本

n.

v.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. N-COUNT 荨麻 Nettles are wild plants which have leaves covered with fine hairs that sting you when you touch them. 

  • The nettles stung their legs.

    荨麻扎了他们的腿。

  • ...numerous clumps of stinging nettles dotted across the meadow.

    数不清的一簇簇扎人的荨麻遍布整片草地。

2. VERB 惹恼;冒犯 If you are nettled by something, you are annoyed or offended by it. 

  • He was nettled by her manner...

    她的举止惹恼了他。

  • It was the suggestion that he might alter course to win an election that really nettled him.

    是那条让他改变策略以赢得选举的建议惹恼了他。

3. PHRASE 迎难而上;知难而进;大胆抓棘手问题 If you grasp the nettle, you deal with a problem, or do something that is unpleasant, quickly and in a determined way. 

  • Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation before the referendum takes place.

    一些实业家认为政府应该在全民公决前果断出手解决棘手的货币贬值问题。

Noun

1. any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

Verb

1. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

  • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
  • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

医学

  • 1.荨麻：荨麻属的植物，其叶表面有毛刺，并分泌毒性和刺激性液体
1. Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.
谎言似荨麻，玩弄会刺手。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They are all heroes grasping the nettle.
他们都是迎着艰险上的英雄。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》