新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nerve

英  [nɜːv]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • nerves

    1[C 可数名词] 神经

    Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body.

    双语例句

    例:

    spinal nerves.

    脊椎神经。

    例:

    in cases where the nerve fibres are severed.

    在神经纤维被割断的病例中。

    2[PL 复数] (对压力、烦恼和危险等的)精神承受力

    If you refer to someone's nerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point.

    吉尔的神经紧张得快要崩溃了。

    3[PL 复数] 神经紧张

    You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension as nerves.

    近义词

    nervousness

    双语例句

    例:

    I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.

    我只是表现得不好,不是紧张。

    4[U 不可数名词] 勇气

    Nerve is the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous.

    近义词

    courage

    双语例句

    例:

    The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.

    白兰地呛到他了,但却让他恢复了勇气。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • get on someone's nerves

    1惹…心烦

    If someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy or irritate you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Lately he hasn't done a thing and it's getting on my nerves.

    最近他什么都没做,这让我大为恼火。

  • have a nerve

    1胆敢 , 竟敢

    If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do.

    双语例句

    例:

    He told his critics they had a nerve complaining about him.

    他指责批评他的人竟敢对他表示不满。

  • lose your nerve

    1惊慌失措

    If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.

    双语例句

    例:

    The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.

    投炸弹的人惊惶失措地逃走了。

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