Nettle
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n. 蕁麻;〈比喻〉使人煩惱的事;
v. 拿蕁麻打，拿蕁麻刺;激怒，惹惱;
?? 例句
He that licks honey from a nettle, pays too dear for it .
蕁麻剌上舔蜂蜜，得不償失。
grasp the nettle
大膽處理棘手問題
nettle rash
【醫】蕁麻疹, 風疹塊
She mightn't be inhaled as a rose, but she might be grasped as a nettle.
她不是一朵香氣撲鼻的玫瑰花，但至少是可以握在手里的蕁麻。
I was rather nettled by his rude questions.
他的粗魯的問題使我惱火。
?? 聯想助記
【串】這條狗被nettle(惹怒)的fettle(狀態),再有mettle(勇氣)的人,也不敢靠近
【記】※ 諧音“奶頭”:奶頭山上種蕁麻
※ battle-戰爭,nettle-激怒:日久的戰爭激怒了老百姓
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
nettle
n
1 common wild plant with hairs on its leaves that sting and redden the skin when touched 蕁麻.
2 (idm 習語) grasp the nettle => grasp. nettle, v [Tn]
make (sb) angry; annoy; irritate 使（某人）發怒; 惹惱; 剌激
My remarks clearly nettled her. 我的言語顯然激怒了她.
?? 擴展釋義
*['netl]n. 蕁麻vt. 以蕁麻刺, 激怒【醫】 蕁麻
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
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And the marketing of new toys and games.
還有新玩具和新游戲器具的行銷。
Love needs no teaching.
愛情無需教導。
Drinks can be cooled by placing them on ice rather than adding ice to them.
可以把飲料置于冰塊之上來冷卻，而不是把冰塊加進飲料之中。