nettles

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。

He broke out in a nettle rash after walking through the field.

他穿过田野后起了荨麻疹。

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 is a popular dish in early spring.

荨麻汤是早春时节的一道受欢迎菜肴。

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。

You can dry nettle leaves to make a herbal tea.

你可以把荨麻叶晾干来泡草本茶。

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。

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。

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。