nettle

蕁麻

She brushed against a nettle and her leg started itching.

她碰到了蕁麻，腿開始發癢。

惹惱、激怒常用被動

He was clearly nettled by the reporter's question about his salary.

記者問到他的薪水，顯然讓他很不高興。

硬著頭皮面對、果斷處理難題英式

The board finally grasped the nettle and cut two departments.

董事會終於硬著頭皮裁掉了兩個部門。