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Nettles Nettled Grasp 英[ˈnetl 美[ˈnɛtl N.荨麻;〈比喻〉使人烦恼的事;V.拿荨麻打,拿荨麻刺;激怒,惹恼 N Count 荨麻

单词 nettle
音标
英[ˈnetl] 美[ˈnɛtl]
解释
n.荨麻;〈比喻〉使人烦恼的事;v.拿荨麻打,拿荨麻刺;激怒,惹恼;
例句

N-COUNT
荨麻
Nettles are wild plants which have leaves covered with fine hairs that sting you when you touch them.
例:The nettles stung their legs.荨麻扎了他们的腿。
例:...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。

VERB
惹恼;冒犯
If you are nettled by something, you are annoyed or offended by it.
例:He was nettled by her manner...她的举止惹恼了他。
例: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。

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.
例: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。
变形
third:nettles~done:nettled~pl:nettles~ing:nettling~past:nettled~

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