nerve

英 [nɜːv]

美 [nɜːrv]

n.  神经; 神经质; 神经紧张; 勇气; 气魄
v.  鼓足勇气; 振作精神

复数：nerves　过去式：nerved　现在分词：nerving　过去分词：nerved　第三人称单数：nerves　

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习惯用语

n.

be a bag/bundle of nerves
• 非常紧张
  to be very nervous
get on sb's nerves
• 烦扰；使心神不定
  to annoy sb
have nerves of steel
• 意志坚强；沉着冷静
  to be able to remain calm in a difficult or dangerous situation
hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) nerve
• 触及要害；触动痛处
  to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.
• You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
  你谈起他的第一个妻子，这就触到了他的痛处。
brass neck/nerve
• 自以为是；傲慢无理
  a combination of confidence and lack of respect
• I didn't think she would have the brass neck to do that.
  我本以为她不会胆大妄为地去做了那件事。
strain every nerve/sinew (to do sth)
• 竭尽全力（做某事）
  to try as hard as you can to do sth
a war of nerves
• 神经战（利用心理压力摧毁对方的斗志）
  an attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence

牛津词典

noun

• 神经
  any of the long threads that carry messages between the brain and parts of the body, enabling you to move, feel pain, etc.
  1. the optic nerve
     视神经
  2. nerve cells
     神经元
  3. nerve endings
     神经末梢
  4. Every nerve in her body was tense.
     她的每一根神经都绷得紧紧的。
• 神经质；神经紧张
  feelings of worry or anxiety
  1. Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance.
     尽管已做歌手多年，他在演出前仍然神经紧张。
  2. I need something to calm/steady my nerves .
     我需要点东西来稳定一下我的情绪。
  3. Everyone's nerves were on edge (= everyone felt tense ) .
     人人都觉得紧张。
  4. He lives on his nerves (= is always worried) .
     他就爱神经紧张。
• 勇气；气魄
  the courage to do sth difficult or dangerous
  1. It took a lot of nerve to take the company to court.
     将这个公司告上法庭需要极大的勇气。
  2. I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.
     我想尝试一下跳伞，可到最后关头却没有勇气了。
  3. He kept his nerve to win the final set 6–4.
     他鼓足斗志以6：4赢了最后一盘。
• 鲁莽；冒失；厚颜
  a way of behaving that other people think is rude or not appropriate
  1. I don't know how you have the nerve to show your face after what you said!
     真不知道你说了那些话以后怎么还有脸露面！
  2. He's got a nerve asking us for money!
     他还觍着脸跟我们借钱！
  3. ‘Then she demanded to see the manager!’ ‘ What a nerve! ’
     “她还要求见经理！”“真不要脸！”

verb

• 鼓足勇气；振作精神
  to give yourself the courage or strength to do sth
  1. He nerved himself to ask her out.
     他鼓足勇气去约她出来。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 神经
  Nervesare long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body.
  1. ...spinal nerves.
     脊神经
  2. ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed.
     在一些神经纤维被割断的病例中
• N-PLURAL 承受力;意志力
  If you refer to someone'snerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger.
  1. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point...
     吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。
  2. I can be very patient, and then I can burst if my nerves are worn out.
     我很有耐心，可如果我的承受力到了极限，我就撑不住了。
• N-PLURAL 神经紧张;情绪不安
  You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension asnerves.
  1. I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.
     我只是打得很糟，不是紧张造成的。
• N-UNCOUNT 勇气;胆量;气魄
  Nerveis the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous.
  1. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve...
     虽说白兰地呛了他一下，却让他恢复了勇气。
  2. He never got up enough nerve to meet me.
     他从没有足够的胆量来见我。
• VERB 使鼓起勇气;使振作精神
  If younerve yourselfto do something difficult or frightening, you prepare yourself for it by trying to be brave.
  1. I nerved myself to face the pain.
     我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。
• PHRASE 使…烦恼;使…心烦
  If someone or somethinggets onyournerves, they annoy or irritate you.
  1. Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves.
     近来他没有干任何坏事，这让我心神不定起来。
• PHRASE 胆敢;竟敢;厚颜
  If you say that someonehas a nerveorhas the nerveto do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do.
  1. They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour...
     他们竟敢对我们的行为表示不满。
  2. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.
     他竟敢要求我证明我自己的身份。
• PHRASE 保持镇静;坚定不移
  If youholdyournerveorkeepyournerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation.
  1. He held his nerve to beat Andre Agassi in a five-set thriller on Court One...
     他镇定自若，在1号场地惊心动魄的5盘3胜对决中击败了安德鲁·阿加西。
  2. We need to keep our nerve now.
     我们现在需要保持镇静。
• PHRASE 紧张不安地度日;神经紧张
  If someoneis living ontheirnerves, they are continually worried and anxious about the situation that they are in.
  1. Eileen, mother of three, had been living on her nerves for some considerable time.
     艾琳是3个孩子的母亲，已有相当一段时间总是感到紧张不安。
• PHRASE 失去勇气;变得胆怯;惊慌失措
  If youloseyournerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
  1. The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.
     放炸弹的人没了胆子，逃之夭夭。
• PHRASE 触及痛处;触及要害
  If you say that you havetouched a nerveortouched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about.
  1. Alistair saw Henry shrink, as if the words had touched a nerve...
     阿利斯泰尔看到亨利向后缩了一下，好像那些话触到了他的痛处。
  2. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
     提到约翰就真的让人心痛。

英英释义

noun

• impudent aggressiveness
  1. I couldn't believe her boldness
  2. he had the effrontery to question my honesty
  Synonym:boldnessbrassfacecheek
• the courage to carry on
  1. he kept fighting on pure spunk
  2. you haven't got the heart for baseball
  Synonym:heartmettlespunk
• any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
  Synonym:nervus

verb

• get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
  Synonym:steel

双语例句

• They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour
  他们竟敢对我们的行为表示不满。
• He never got up enough nerve to meet me.
  他从没有足够的胆量来见我。
• Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves.
  近来他没有干任何坏事，这让我心神不定起来。
• The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.
  他们首创的方法在神经细胞活动的研究中一直是不可或缺的。
• We need to keep our nerve now.
  我们现在需要保持镇静。
• He is a democrat with the skill, nerve, and ingenuity to push the limits of the possible.
  他是一个手腕高超、富有胆识、足智多谋的民主党人，能够让不可能的事成为可能。
• Eileen, mother of three, had been living on her nerves for some considerable time.
  艾琳是3个孩子的母亲，已有相当一段时间总是感到紧张不安。
• The hands are richly supplied with nerve endings.
  手上布满了神经末梢。
• The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
  提到约翰就真的让人心痛。
• These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements
  这些神经中心产生有节奏的运动，或者更确切地说，是有节奏的肠胃蠕动。