商务英语：今日热词——惹恼
《财富》(中文版)
2014年02月25日
EXAMPLE 1: My fussy old uncle’s complaints nettle everyone in our family, and it is difficult to endure his visits.
我的性急老叔的抱怨惹恼了家里的每个人，大家很难忍受他的到来。
我的性急老叔的抱怨惹恼了家里的每个人，大家很难忍受他的到来。
今日单词：
| 单词 | nettle |
| 中文释义 |
1.惹恼（及物动词）;2.荨麻（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
1. (transitive verb) To irritate persistently. 2. (noun) Any of a variety of stinging plants (genus Urtica) that cause skin irritation on contact. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE 1: My fussy old uncle’s complaints nettle everyone in our family, and it is difficult to endure his visits. 我的性急老叔的抱怨惹恼了家里的每个人，大家很难忍受他的到来。 EXAMPLE 2: While fishing by the river I accidently brushed against a patch of nettles, which caused my unprotected hands to burn for hours. 在河边钓鱼时，我不小心划过了一片荨麻丛，害得我的无防护的双手灼痛了好几个小时。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | to keep the wolf from the door |
| 中文释义 |
吃饱肚子（成语） |
| 英文释义 |
(IDIOM) To prevent hunger; to pay bills and basic living expenses. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: To keep the wolf from the door, the young artist had a job washing dishes in a restaurant. 为了吃饱肚子，这位青年艺术家到一家餐厅刷盘子。 |
