099.32 - Level 2 Nettle

Word 32: NETTLE (NET-’l)

To irritate, annoy, vex, harass (HAR-is or huh-RAS), pester, provoke: Theirsupervisor constantly nettled them about trivial or irrelevant details.

You may be familiar with the plant called the nettle, which has tiny hairsthat sting and irritate the skin. The verb to nettle means to sting like a nettle,hence to irritate or annoy. Someone who is nettled is irritated to the point ofsilent anger or resentment.

单词32:NETTLE(NET- ' l)
激怒、烦扰、烦扰、骚扰(HAR-is或huh-RAS)、纠缠、激怒:他们的主管不断地在琐碎或无关的细节上激怒他们。
你可能熟悉一种叫做荨麻的植物，它有刺痛和刺激皮肤的细小毛发。动词to nettle的意思是像荨麻一样刺痛，因此是刺激或惹恼。一个人被激怒到无声的愤怒或怨恨的地步。