名詞 nettle:

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

動詞 nettle:

1. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
   同義詞：urticate
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同義詞：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

1. Our object must now be to bring theatres up to date. But if we were to do this, we would have to grasp the nettle firmly with both hands.
   我們的目標(biāo)是要使劇院達(dá)到現(xiàn)代水平，但要實(shí)現(xiàn)這一點(diǎn)，我們就得大膽地抓一些棘手的問題。
2. It was clear that my remarks nettled her.
   顯然，我的言語激怒了她。
3. Nettle is a kind of common wild plant.
   蕁麻是一種普通的野生植物。

net.tle

n.（名詞）
Any of numerous plants of the genusUrtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
蕁麻：科類植物蕁麻屬 齒形葉，花雌雄異體，無花瓣，接觸其植物刺毛會引起皮膚過敏
Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
刺麻：有多種毛、針或刺的植物
v.tr.（及物動詞）
net.tled,net.tling,net.tles
To sting with or as if with a nettle.
刺：用或好象用蕁麻刺
To irritate; vex.
刺激：使煩惱；激怒

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English netele * see ned-
源自 古英語 netele *參見 ned-