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Definition of nettle in English: nettlenoun ˈnɛt(ə)lˈnɛdl 1A herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. 荨麻 Genus Urtica, family Urticaceae: several species, in particular the Eurasian stinging nettle (U. dioica) Example sentencesExamples - Docken, like dandelion, nettle, ground elder, bindweed and couch-grass belongs to that troublesome group of wild flowers called perennial weeds.
- Almost everyone is familiar with the nettle through its formidable sting, but few know about the important role it plays in the natural world.
- But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance.
- These so-called host plants include many broadleaf weeds and cover crops such as nettles, mallow, chicory, dandelion, thistles, bindweed, deadly nightshade, and many clovers.
- For instance, there are botanical-based hair colorants rich in herbs such as nettle, sage, red sorrel, rosemary and burdock.
- 1.1 Used in names of other plants with leaves of a similar appearance to those of the nettle, e.g. dead-nettle.
用于外观类似荨麻的其他植物名称中，如dead-nettle Example sentencesExamples - Flea beetles also feed on many nongarden plants, including Virginia creeper, pokeweed, horse nettle, pigweed and wild mustard family plants.
- Dead nettles are ground cover perennials with leaves that are marked in silver.
verb ˈnɛt(ə)lˈnɛdl [with object]1Irritate or annoy (someone) 惹怒，使恼火，使烦恼 ‘I was only asking,’ Jess said, nettled Example sentencesExamples - I understood that Zannah was upset, and she had her reasons, but the cause of the effect didn't lie in my hands, and the way she was acting nettled me.
- As irksome as they found RFE's balloon operations, the radio broadcasts nettled communist officials even more.
- It was probably your first time trying to act authoritative, since he nettled you so.
- What will also nettle Waugh is Ricky Ponting's success as Australia's new one-day skipper.
- Studios are understandably nettled by deals like these because they enable stars in some cases to earn more than the studio.
- O'Brian himself was always nettled by the inevitable comparison of his own works with CS Forester's Hornblower saga.
- Working as an activist outside India, one of the issues that nettled Bose, she says, was the painful question of identity that racks second-generation youth.
- Ninkovich will nettle critics of imperialism.
- Perhaps it nettled me so much because it was so close to the truth.
- Apparently you'll be able to tolerate me nettling you then, huh?
- In conclusion, the inspector offered his resignation to the Board, being much nettled by an accusation of incompetence in the London papers.
- So it nettles me a little bit for people to question her qualifications.
- But it's clear that some of the more caustic comments about them continue to nettle Mik Pyro.
- A thought kept hammering over and over in his head, sort of a worry that kept nettling him.
- Zimbabwe's ongoing political crisis again nettled Southern African leaders, who were wrapping up a two-day summit here yesterday.
- Ray Bradbury, author of sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451, is nettled at Moore's twist on his classic title.
- That sorta nettled him a bit, but then he suddenly noticed Bridget was there, seemingly on her own.
- I am nettled by this, and, refusing his attentions walk off into the surf squaring my shoulders.
- Europe - both EU members and candidate countries - has split into two camps on the issue, lining up behind either France or Britain, at the risk of nettling the other.
- One remark of Don's, however, nettled me for its pre-emptive protecting of the poet.
Synonyms irritate, annoy, irk, gall, vex, anger, exasperate, infuriate, bother, provoke upset, displease, offend, affront, get/put someone's back up, disgruntle, rankle with, pique, needle, ruffle, get on someone's nerves, try someone's patience, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles, chafe British rub up the wrong way North American rankle, ride, gravel informal peeve, aggravate, miff, rile, get, get to, bug, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, hack off, get someone's goat, drive up the wall British informal nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, get across someone North American informal tick off New Zealand informal rark vulgar slang piss off British vulgar slang get on someone's tits rare exacerbate, hump, rasp irritated, annoyed, cross, put out, irked, galled, vexed, exasperated, infuriated upset, displeased, offended, affronted, disgruntled, piqued, aggrieved, stung, huffy, in a huff informal peeved, aggravated, miffed, miffy, riled, hacked off, peed off British informal cheesed off, browned off, brassed off, narked, eggy, not best pleased North American informal teed off, ticked off, sore West Indian informal vex vulgar slang pissed off archaic snuffy 2archaic Sting with nettles. Example sentencesExamples - The weeds on either side had been cut during the last few days, otherwise I suspect my legs would have been badly nettled.
- I had to get into the hedge-back to take this and nettled my legs.
OriginOld English netle, netele, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch netel and German Nessel. The verb dates from late Middle English. Rhymesfettle, kettle, metal, mettle, petal, Popocatépetl, settle Definition of nettle in US English: nettlenounˈnedlˈnɛdl 1A herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. 荨麻 Genus Urtica, family Urticaceae: several species, in particular the Eurasian stinging nettle (U. dioica) Example sentencesExamples - But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance.
- For instance, there are botanical-based hair colorants rich in herbs such as nettle, sage, red sorrel, rosemary and burdock.
- Almost everyone is familiar with the nettle through its formidable sting, but few know about the important role it plays in the natural world.
- Docken, like dandelion, nettle, ground elder, bindweed and couch-grass belongs to that troublesome group of wild flowers called perennial weeds.
- These so-called host plants include many broadleaf weeds and cover crops such as nettles, mallow, chicory, dandelion, thistles, bindweed, deadly nightshade, and many clovers.
- 1.1 Used in names of plants that have properties or appearance similar to nettle, e.g., dead-nettle.
用于外观类似荨麻的其他植物名称中，如dead-nettle Example sentencesExamples - Dead nettles are ground cover perennials with leaves that are marked in silver.
- Flea beetles also feed on many nongarden plants, including Virginia creeper, pokeweed, horse nettle, pigweed and wild mustard family plants.
verbˈnedlˈnɛdl [with object]1Irritate or annoy (someone) 惹怒，使恼火，使烦恼 I was nettled by Alene's tone of superiority Example sentencesExamples - So it nettles me a little bit for people to question her qualifications.
- But it's clear that some of the more caustic comments about them continue to nettle Mik Pyro.
- That sorta nettled him a bit, but then he suddenly noticed Bridget was there, seemingly on her own.
- Apparently you'll be able to tolerate me nettling you then, huh?
- Working as an activist outside India, one of the issues that nettled Bose, she says, was the painful question of identity that racks second-generation youth.
- As irksome as they found RFE's balloon operations, the radio broadcasts nettled communist officials even more.
- Zimbabwe's ongoing political crisis again nettled Southern African leaders, who were wrapping up a two-day summit here yesterday.
- Ninkovich will nettle critics of imperialism.
- I understood that Zannah was upset, and she had her reasons, but the cause of the effect didn't lie in my hands, and the way she was acting nettled me.
- In conclusion, the inspector offered his resignation to the Board, being much nettled by an accusation of incompetence in the London papers.
- Europe - both EU members and candidate countries - has split into two camps on the issue, lining up behind either France or Britain, at the risk of nettling the other.
- Ray Bradbury, author of sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451, is nettled at Moore's twist on his classic title.
- O'Brian himself was always nettled by the inevitable comparison of his own works with CS Forester's Hornblower saga.
- I am nettled by this, and, refusing his attentions walk off into the surf squaring my shoulders.
- It was probably your first time trying to act authoritative, since he nettled you so.
- Studios are understandably nettled by deals like these because they enable stars in some cases to earn more than the studio.
- What will also nettle Waugh is Ricky Ponting's success as Australia's new one-day skipper.
- A thought kept hammering over and over in his head, sort of a worry that kept nettling him.
- One remark of Don's, however, nettled me for its pre-emptive protecting of the poet.
- Perhaps it nettled me so much because it was so close to the truth.
Synonyms irritated, annoyed, cross, put out, irked, galled, vexed, exasperated, infuriated irritate, annoy, irk, gall, vex, anger, exasperate, infuriate, bother, provoke 2archaic Beat or sting (someone) with nettles. 〈古〉用荨麻鞭打（某人）；用荨麻刺（某人） Example sentencesExamples - The weeds on either side had been cut during the last few days, otherwise I suspect my legs would have been badly nettled.
- I had to get into the hedge-back to take this and nettled my legs.
OriginOld English netle, netele, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch netel and German Nessel. The verb dates from late Middle English. |