Word · Frequency #11428
nettle
使烦恼；惹恼；激怒
to annoy or irritate someone, especially with small things
- 1.
Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
刺痛,引起皮疹
- 2.
To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
激怒,刺激,惹恼
- 3.
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
用荨麻刺痛或引起刺痛感
- 4.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
引起烦恼；打扰,尤其是因小事
（用荨麻）刺；蜇；刺痛；刺痛,引起皮疹；激怒,刺激,惹恼；用荨麻刺痛或引起刺痛感；引起烦恼；打扰,尤其是因小事
In use
Her constant interruptions nettle the teacher during lessons.
The unfair criticism nettled him more than he cared to admit.
Their snide remarks were nettling everyone in the room.
Verb forms
base nettle · third person nettles · -ing nettling · past nettled · past participle nettled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- be nettled by
- 被…惹恼
- She was nettled by his rude remark.她被他的粗鲁言语惹恼了。
- feel nettled
- 感到恼火
- I feel nettled when my work is criticized unfairly.当我的工作受到不公正批评时，我感到恼火。
- slightly nettled
- 略感不悦
- He looked slightly nettled.他看起来略感不悦。
- nettled at
- 因…而恼火
- She was nettled at the suggestion.她因这个建议而恼火。
- nettle officials
- 激怒官员
- The new policy nettled local officials.新政策激怒了地方官员。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
荨麻(nettle)一碰就刺痛、起疹，让人烦躁——记住“刺激、惹恼”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、outdoor or gardening descriptions 作动词时，字面义“（被荨麻等）刺、扎”多用于描述植物或户外经历；引申义“惹恼、激怒”比较常见于书面或较正式的表达，日常口语中用得较少。具体意思需根据搭配和语境判断。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，主语为人时表示被惹恼
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读音节都是 /ɛ/，后面跟着 /təl/，与 nettle /ˈnɛtəl/ 押韵：settle, kettle, metal, petal, fettle, mettle。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：bottle /ˈbɒtəl/、little /ˈlɪtəl/、battle /ˈbætəl/，它们的元音与 nettle 不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.