nettle 详细解释

nettle

['netl]

n.荨麻
v.以荨麻刺,激怒

n.

【植】荨麻[C]

a.

【植】荨麻科的

vt.

1. 惹怒, 使恼火

I was rather nettled by his rude questions.

他的粗鲁的问题使我恼火。

2. 用荨麻刺

词形变化

动词过去式: nettled | 动词过去分词: nettled | 动词现在分词: nettling | 动词第三人称单数: nettles |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使焦急; 使忿怒

irritate  provoke  annoy  vex  anger  disturb  

同义参见:

displease  needle  skin  spite  

英英释义

名词 nettle:

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

动词 nettle:

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

同义词：urticate

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

同义词：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

短语词组

grasp the nettle

1. 迎着困难上; 勇敢地处理棘手问题

We need a government that will grasp the nettle.

我们需要一个敢于大刀阔斧地处理问题的政府。

补充

nettlenettle英:[ˈnetl] 美:[ˈnɛtl]n.1.荨麻vt.1.惹怒, 激怒; 烦扰

例句

1. The nettles stung their legs.荨麻刺痛了他们的腿。 2. horse nettle北美刺龙葵 3. 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迎难而上处理货币贬值问题。 4. He was nettled by her manner.她的态度惹怒了他。 5. to nettle the fugitive slaves用荨麻鞭打逃跑的奴隶 6. A joke nettled him.一句笑话，他就生气了。 7. The mayor's recent actions have nettled some members of the community.市长近期的行为惹恼了社区的一些成员。 8. It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.比他年轻的同事先于他获得晋升，这让他感到恼火。 9. He decided to grasp the nettle and try to solve the problem himself.他决定迎难而上，尽量自己解决这个问题。

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