nettle sb
及物动词,直接接被惹恼的人;也可用于荨麻刺痛皮肤的字面义。
His dismissive tone nettled her.
他那种不屑的语气惹恼了她。
使烦恼;惹恼;激怒
nettles — third person singular of nettle
(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
to annoy or irritate someone, especially with small things
刺痛,引起皮疹
Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
激怒,刺激,惹恼
To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
用荨麻刺痛或引起刺痛感
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
引起烦恼;打扰,尤其是因小事
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
一般现在时
The comment nettles her.
这句话刺痛了她。
一般过去时
He nettled his colleagues with his remarks.
他的言论激怒了同事。
现在完成时
She has been nettled by the criticism.
她因批评而感到恼火。
规则动词
Her constant interruptions nettle the teacher during lessons.
她不断的打断在课堂上激怒了老师。
用法提示:动词 nettle 的第三人称单数形式,表示‘惹恼、激怒’的具体行为。
The unfair criticism nettled him more than he cared to admit.
不公正的批评刺痛了他,程度超过了他愿意承认的。
用法提示:动词 nettle 的过去式,表示‘刺痛、惹恼’的过去动作。
Their snide remarks were nettling everyone in the room.
他们尖酸刻薄的言论激怒了房间里的每个人。
用法提示:动词 nettle 的现在分词,表示持续不断的‘惹恼’行为。
及物动词,直接接被惹恼的人;也可用于荨麻刺痛皮肤的字面义。
His dismissive tone nettled her.
他那种不屑的语气惹恼了她。
常用被动结构,by 引出惹恼的原因。
She was nettled by his constant criticism.
她被他不断的批评惹恼了。
最通用,语气较轻;强调因小事使人心烦或打扰。
语气略强于 annoy;也可指身体上的刺痛或不适。
正式/文学用语,含忧虑或内心困扰;口语几乎不用。
语气最强,多指故意挑衅导致强烈反应。
语气最轻,常指小事令人担忧或厌烦;口语常用。
grammar · medium
易错句子She nettles easily when people criticize her.
正确表达She is easily nettled when people criticize her.
nettle 是及物动词,不能像不及物动词那样以人作主语表示“容易生气”;表示某人的感受时要用被动结构 be nettled,因此改为 is easily nettled。
grammar · medium
易错句子It nettled that they changed the plan without asking.
正确表达It nettled me that they changed the plan without asking.
nettle 表示“使某人恼火”时必须带宾语,说明被惹恼的人;原句缺少宾语 me,句子不完整,补上后 It nettled me that... 才成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt nettle after hearing the news.
正确表达I felt nettled after hearing the news.
nettle 是动词,不是形容词;feel 后表示“感到被惹恼”要用过去分词 nettled 作表语,说明主语的状态,所以 felt nettle 应改为 felt nettled。
对应 nettle 作动词“惹恼/激怒”的义项;不适用于其“(用荨麻)刺”的义项。
对应 nettle 作动词“惹恼/激怒”的义项;不适用于其“(用荨麻)刺”的义项。
对应 nettle 作动词“惹恼/激怒”的义项;不适用于其“(用荨麻)刺”的义项。
对应 nettle 作动词“惹恼/激怒”的义项;不适用于其“(用荨麻)刺”的义项。
needle 多指用言语反复挑逗、刺激某人,带口语色彩;nettle 更偏“使恼火、激怒”,语气较书面,且可指荨麻刺痛的实体感觉。
nestle 意为“依偎、安卧”,与“激怒”无关;它与 nettle 拼写只差一个字母、读音也接近(/ˈnɛsəl/ 对 /ˈnɛtəl/),注意 s 与 t。
irritate 是通用的“使恼怒/刺激”,既能指心理烦躁,也能指皮肤受刺激;nettle 更书面,程度偏“被小事惹恼”,并保留“荨麻刺痛”的具体意象。
被…惹恼
She was nettled by his rude remark.
她被他的粗鲁言语惹恼了。
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。
略感不悦
He looked slightly nettled.
他看起来略感不悦。
因…而恼火
She was nettled at the suggestion.
她因这个建议而恼火。
激怒官员
The new policy nettled local officials.
新政策激怒了地方官员。
迎难而上;果断处理棘手问题
The company needs to grasp the nettle and cut its losses.
公司需要迎难而上,及时止损。
从这危险的荨麻中,我们摘下安全的花朵。
In Henry IV, Part 1, Shakespeare uses 'nettle' as a metaphor for a dangerous situation.
在《亨利四世》上篇中,莎士比亚用荨麻比喻危险的处境。
草莓生长在荨麻之下。
In Henry V, this saying about a strawberry and a nettle suggests that good things can survive near bad ones.
在《亨利五世》中,这句关于草莓和荨麻的话表明,美好之物能在恶劣之物旁边生存。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.