be stung by a nettle
常用被动结构，用 by 引出刺人的荨麻；nettle 作可数名词，单数前需加冠词。
She was stung by a nettle while picking berries.
她采浆果时被荨麻刺痛了。
刺荨麻；类荨麻植物；海荨麻；叶子上有刺毛的植物,导致皮疹；多种具有刺毛的植物,接触会引起皮肤刺激(尤其是荨麻属或荨麻科植物)
A plant with stinging hairs on its leaves that cause a rash or irritation on contact, especially one of the genus Urtica or the family Urticaceae.
叶子上有刺毛的植物,导致皮疹
Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
多种具有刺毛的植物,接触会引起皮肤刺激(尤其是荨麻属或荨麻科植物)
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
有刺或有刺毛的某些植物
Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
某些不刺人的植物,主要是唇形科植物
Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
引起类似刺痛皮疹的东西,如水母
Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
I accidentally brushed against a nettle and my arm started to sting.
我不小心碰到了一棵荨麻，手臂开始刺痛。
用法提示：句子中的nettle作为名词，指荨麻这种植物。
The garden was overgrown with nettles, so we had to wear gloves to clear them.
花园里长满了荨麻，所以我们得戴着手套清理它们。
用法提示：句子中的nettles是nettle的复数形式，指多株荨麻植物。
Nettles can be used to make a nutritious soup if picked carefully.
如果小心采摘，荨麻可以用来做营养丰富的汤。
用法提示：句子中的nettles作为复数名词，泛指荨麻这类植物。
常用被动结构，用 by 引出刺人的荨麻；nettle 作可数名词，单数前需加冠词。
She was stung by a nettle while picking berries.
她采浆果时被荨麻刺痛了。
nettle 是可数名词，成片生长时通常用复数 nettles，搭配 patch、clump 等量词。
There is a patch of nettles behind the shed.
棚子后面有一片荨麻。
表示植物自然生长时，nettles 作主语，后接 grow 和地点介词短语，一般用复数泛指。
Nettles grow along the riverbank.
河岸边长着荨麻。
from 引出引起皮肤刺激的原因，主语是人，rash 前常带描述性形容词。
He got an itchy rash from the nettles in the garden.
他因为花园里的荨麻起了发痒的皮疹。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was stung by nettle while walking.
正确表达I was stung by a nettle while walking.
nettle 是可数名词，单数形式表示一株荨麻，前面需要不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many nettle along the path.
正确表达There are many nettles along the path.
many 后接可数名词复数；nettle 表示一株株植物时为可数名词，须用 nettles。汉语名词无复数形式，容易漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子A nettle bit my arm.
正确表达A nettle stung my arm.
荨麻通过刺毛造成刺痛，英语固定用 sting，不用 bite；bite 指用牙齿或口器咬。
nettle 是荨麻（一种会蜇人的植物），读 /ˈnɛtəl/；needle 是缝衣针或针状物，读 /ˈniːdəl/，拼写和发音都不同，不能互换。
nettle 和 thistle 都是带刺植物，但 nettle 指荨麻，接触会蜇人；thistle 指蓟，叶有刺但一般不蜇人，两者是不同植物，不能互换。
刺荨麻
The stinging nettle has tiny hairs that inject irritants into the skin.
刺荨麻有微小的毛，会把刺激物注入皮肤。
荨麻疹
He broke out in a nettle rash after walking through the field.
他穿过田野后起了荨麻疹。
荨麻蜇伤
A nettle sting can be very painful for a few minutes.
荨麻蜇伤可能持续疼痛几分钟。
荨麻汤
Nettle soup is a popular dish in early spring.
荨麻汤是早春时节的一道受欢迎菜肴。
荨麻丛
Children were told to avoid the nettle patch behind the shed.
孩子们被告知要避开棚屋后面的荨麻丛。
荨麻叶
You can dry nettle leaves to make a herbal tea.
你可以把荨麻叶晾干来泡草本茶。
迎难而上；果断处理棘手问题
If we want to reform the system, we have to grasp the nettle and make difficult changes now.
如果我们想改革这个制度，就必须迎难而上，现在做出艰难的变革。
如坐针毡；焦虑不安
She was on nettles all afternoon waiting for the test results.
她整个下午都如坐针毡，等着考试结果。
我们从荨麻般的危险中，摘下安全这朵花。
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 3). Hotspur compares danger to a nettle that can be grasped to yield safety. The line gave rise to the idiom 'grasp the nettle,' meaning to tackle a difficult problem directly.
出自莎士比亚《亨利四世》上篇（第二幕第三场）。霍茨波将危险比作荨麻，抓住它就能得到安全。此句衍生出习语 'grasp the nettle'，意为直接迎难而上。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.