nettle

🇬🇧 UK/'netl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A wild plant covered with tiny hairs that sting and irritate the skin on contact

荨麻(一种接触后会刺痛皮肤的植物)

v.

To sting or irritate physically; to annoy or provoke someone

刺痛;激怒,使烦恼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
nettleother
=nettle

Common Collocations

  • 1.stinging nettle荨麻
  • 2.nettle plant荨麻植物
  • 3.nettle rash荨麻疹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was stung by stinging nettle while hiking in the forest.

  • 2.

    The nettle plant grew wild along the old stone wall.

  • 3.

    His careless remarks would nettle her patience every single time.

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