nettle

英 ['netl] 美 ['netl]

• n. 荨麻
• v. 以荨麻刺；激怒

英英释义

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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Nettle is a kind of common wild plant.
   荨麻是一种普通的野生植物。
2. When the nettle is young, the leaf makes an excellent vegetable.
   嫩荨麻的叶子是一种非常好吃的蔬菜。

用作动词 (v.)

1. It was clear that my remarks nettled her.
   显然，我的言语激怒了她。
2. I was rather nettled by his rude questions.
   他粗鲁的问题使我很恼火。

经典引文

• Ants, if they get into peoples clothes,..will cause a..tingling, as if they were netled.

  出自： J. Ray

词汇搭配

• nettle rash 风疹
• stinging nettle 大荨麻,小荨麻...
• sea nettle 海刺
• grasp the nettle 迎着困难上
• nettle grub 中国绿刺蛾,扁刺蛾...
• red dead nettle 紫野芝麻
• three-yarn nettle stuff 三股油麻绳填塞料...
• nettle fiber 荨麻纤维
• nettle cell 刺细胞
• dead nettle 野芝麻
• hemp nettle 瓣花
• nettle capsule 刺丝囊
• on nettle 紧张

近反义词

【近义词】

• irritate 激怒
• annoy 使恼怒
• provoke 激怒
• needle 针
• rile 激怒
• vex 使恼怒
• anger 愤怒
• disturb 扰乱
• aggravate 恶化
• enrage 激怒
• pester 纠缠
• hassle 困难
• niggle 过分为琐事操心...
• bedevil 使痛苦
• irk 使厌倦
• gnaw 咬
• tease 揶揄者
• displease 使不高兴
• skin 皮肤
• spite 恶意
• devil 魔鬼
• chafe 擦痛
• rag 破布
• gravel 碎石
• bother 烦扰
• urticate 产生痒痛感
• nark 密探
• get to 到达
• get at 达到