Word · Frequency #11428
nettles
荨麻
nettles is the plural of nettle.
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.
- 1.
Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
叶子上有刺毛的植物,导致皮疹
- 2.
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
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)
- 3.
Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
有刺或有刺毛的某些植物
- 4.
Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
某些不刺人的植物,主要是唇形科植物
- 5.
Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
引起类似刺痛皮疹的东西,如水母
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)
In use
I accidentally brushed against a nettle and my arm started to sting.
The garden was overgrown with nettles, so we had to wear gloves to clear them.
Nettles can be used to make a nutritious soup if picked carefully.
Connections
Collocations
- stinging nettle
- 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。
- nettle rash
- 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。
- nettle sting
- 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。
- nettle soup
- 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。
- nettle patch
- 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。
- nettle leaf
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“net”像一张小网，荨麻叶面布满刺毛，碰一下皮肤就刺痛，音近“捏头”，记作被捏了一下。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、nature walks、botanical descriptions 作为名词，nettle 指荨麻一类有刺毛的植物，通常用于园艺、户外活动或植物描述中，语气中性。日常对话和书面语都可用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为nettles。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明：nettle 读 /ˈnɛtəl/，重读元音为 /ɛ/，韵脚是 /təl/。kettle /ˈkɛtəl/、settle /ˈsɛtəl/、mettle /ˈmɛtəl/、metal /ˈmɛtəl/、petal /ˈpɛtəl/ 都与它同韵；其中 kettle、settle、mettle 和 nettle 一样拼写含 -ettle，而 metal、petal 拼写不同但发音韵脚相同。注意 metal 与 mettle 同音。拼写相似的 little /ˈlɪtəl/、bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ 读起来与 nettle 并不同韵，因为重读元音不同。
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。
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