n.
- 神经[C]
- 神经过敏；忧虑，焦躁[P]
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I am always in a state of
nerves on the eve of an examination.
临考的前夕我总是非常紧张。
- 勇敢，胆量；沉着，镇定[U]
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It takes a bit of
nerve to transport explosives.
运输炸药要有点胆量。
- 厚颜，无耻[S]
- 【植】叶脉；【昆】翅脉[C]
vt.
- （常后接反身代词）鼓励，激励[（+up/for）][O2]
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She
nerved herself to enter the dark room.
她鼓足勇气走进黑洞洞的房间。
短语
all nerves
- 高度不安；神经紧张
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She was
all nerves before the final exams.
她在期末考试之前非常紧张。
get on sb.'s nerves
- 使某人心烦（或不安）
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That noise was
getting on her nerves.
那噪音使她心烦。
have the nerve to do sth.
- 有勇气做某事
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He
has the nerve to drive a racing car.
他有勇气驾驶赛车。
- 竟有脸做某事
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Did she
have the nerve to say that?
她竟有脸那样说吗？
hit/touch a nerve
- 触及伤心敏感的话题
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I'm afraid you had
hit a nerve when you mentioned his dead wife, and his face darkened.
你提到他死去的妻子的时候，恐怕触起了他的伤心事，所以他的脸色阴沉下来。
lose one's nerve
- 失去勇气；变得慌张
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He wanted to write an angry letter but
lost his nerve when he sat down at his desk.
他想写封信表示愤怒，但在书桌前坐下来要写时却失去了勇气。
nerve oneself
- 鼓起勇气
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He
nerved himself to face the difficulties.
他鼓起勇气面对困难。
regain one's nerve
- 重新鼓起勇气；振作起来
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She
regained her nerve after her talk with her father.
与父亲谈过话之后，她又重新鼓起了勇气。
strain every nerve
- 竭尽全力
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We should
strain every nerve to do the work.
我们应该竭尽全力来做这项工作。
辨析
n.
- a fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
-
(one's nerve or nerves)
one's steadiness and courage.
-
(nerves)
nervousness.
- informal impudence.
- Botany a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, especially the midrib of the leaf of a moss.
v.
(
nerve oneself)
brace oneself for a demanding situation.
Phrase
- get on someone's nerves
informal irritate someone. - touch
(or hit)
a
(raw)
nerve
refer to a sensitive topic.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. nervus; rel. to Gk neuron ‘nerve’ (see neuron).
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