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nettling

/net-l/US // ˈnɛt l //UK // (ˈnɛtəl) //

网状结构,网状物,净水,网状的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.Compare nettle family.
    • : any of various allied or similar plants.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    net·tled, net·tling.

    • : to irritate, annoy, or provoke.
    • : to sting as a nettle does.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbprovoke, upset
Forms: nettled, nettles

Examples

  • General exclamations of surprise and doubt greeted him from our little circle, and this seemed to nettle him somewhat.

  • A curious dark blue dead-nettle (Dracocephalum speciosum) was found on dry ground at the same altitude.

  • "Not a word," said Neeld, grasping the nettle firmly this time.

  • The Nettle needs no introduction; we are all too well acquainted with it, yet it is not altogether a weed to be despised.

  • Indeed, the temper of our eminently serene will feel the strain of a doldrum-dulness that is goaded to activity by a nettle.