Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural nerves, present participle nerving, past tense, past participle nerved
1N-COUNT 神经Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. 神经
...spinal nerves.
脊神经
...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed.
在一些神经纤维被割断的病例中
2N-PLURAL [usually poss NOUN]承受力;意志力 If you refer to someone's nerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger. 承受力;意志力
Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point.
吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。
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。
3N-PLURAL 神经紧张;情绪不安 You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension as nerves . 神经紧张;情绪不安
I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.
我只是打得很糟,不是紧张造成的。
4N-UNCOUNT 勇气;胆量;气魄Nerve is the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous. 勇气;胆量;气魄
The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
5VERB 使鼓起勇气;使振作精神 If you nerve yourself to do something difficult or frightening, you prepare yourself for it by trying to be brave. 使鼓起勇气;使振作精神 [written]
I nerved myself to face the pain. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive]
我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。
6PHRASE 使…烦恼;使…心烦 If someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy or irritate you. 使…烦恼;使…心烦 [informal]
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。
7PHRASE 胆敢;竟敢;厚颜 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. 胆敢;竟敢;厚颜 [informal, disapproval]
They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour.
他们竟敢对我们的行为表示不满。
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。
8PHRASE 保持镇静;坚定不移 If you hold your nerve or keep your nerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation. 保持镇静;坚定不移
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。
We need to keep our nerve now.
我们现在需要保持镇静。
9PHRASE [VERB inflects]紧张不安地度日;神经紧张 If someone is living on their nerves, they are continually worried and anxious about the situation that they are in. 紧张不安地度日;神经紧张 [British]
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。
10PHRASE 失去勇气;变得胆怯;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. 失去勇气;变得胆怯;惊慌失措
The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.
放炸弹的人没了胆子,逃之夭夭。
11PHRASE 触及痛处;触及要害 If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched 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. 触及痛处;触及要害
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。
The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
1in the body身體ADJECTIVE | VERB + NERVE | NERVE + VERB | NERVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pinched, trapped (BrE) 受壓迫的神經➤sensitive敏感的神經➤damaged受損的神經➤facial, optic, sciatic, spinal, etc.面神經、視神經、坐骨神經、脊神經等➤peripheral外周神經➤sensory感覺神經VERB + NERVE➤damage, pinch, strain, trap (BrE) 損壞/擠壓/損傷/壓迫神經◇He damaged a nerve in his spine.他脊柱內有一根神經損傷了。➤sever切斷神經➤stimulate刺激神經NERVE + VERB➤go, lead, run神經通向;神經連接到◇The nerve runs from the eye to the brain.這一神經連接眼睛和大腦。➤transmit sth神經傳導⋯◇The nerves transmit pain.這些神經傳導痛覺。➤supply sth神經提供⋯➤control sth神經控制⋯◇The vagus nerve controls heart rate and breathing.迷走神經控制着心率和呼吸。NERVE + NOUN➤bundle, cell, ending, fibre/fiber, sheath, tissue神經束;神經細胞;神經末梢;神經纖維;神經鞘;神經組織➤pathway神經通路➤activity, function神經活動/機能➤impulse, signal神經衝動/信號➤stimulation神經刺激➤damage, injury神經損傷/受損➤disease, dysfunction, paralysis神經疾病/功能障礙/麻痹➤pain神經疼痛➤gas神經性毒氣PREPOSITION➤along a/the nerve沿着神經◇The message travels along the nerve to the brain.信號沿神經傳入大腦。➤nerve in在⋯的神經◇He's been off work with a trapped nerve in his back.他因背部神經受到壓迫而不再工作。➤nerve to通向⋯的神經◇Cutting the nerves to the stomach does not affect hunger.切斷通向胃部的神經不會影響飢餓感。PHRASES➤every nerve in sb's body全身的每一根神經◇Intense pain shot through every nerve in his body.一陣劇痛襲向他全身的每一根神經。➤hit a nerve, strike a (raw) nerve, touch a (raw) nerve (allfigurative) 觸動神經;觸及要害;戳到痛處◇My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve.我關於離婚的言論無意間觸到了別人的痛處。nerve
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2nervesmental state精神狀態ADJECTIVE | VERB + NERVES | NERVES + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤steady穩定的精神狀態➤bad, frayed, frazzled, jangled, shattered, taut精神不佳;疲倦的精神狀態;煩躁不安的精神狀態;精疲力竭的狀態;繃緊的神經◇At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered.教了一天課,她精疲力竭。VERB + NERVES➤fray, stretch使精神疲憊;繃緊神經◇Her nerves were stretched to breaking point.她的神經高度緊張,到了崩潰的邊緣。NERVES + VERB➤be on edge緊張不安◇After the bomb, my nerves were on edge.轟炸過後,我緊張不安。➤be shot (informal) 神經崩潰◇Her nerves were shot from all the things happening around her.周遭發生的所有事情使得她的神經崩潰了。➤jangle神經受刺激◇His nerves jangled every time the phone rang.電話每次一響,他的神經都要緊張一次。➤get the better of sb某人感到緊張◇He uncharacteristically allowed nerves to get the better of him in yesterday's game.他在昨天的比賽中一反常態,顯得很緊張。PHRASES➤a battle of nerves, a war of nerves心理戰◇The union has been fighting a war of nerves with the management over pay.工會一直在為薪酬的事與資方進行心理戰。➤get on sb's nerves使某人心神不定◇His endless whining really gets on my nerves.他無休止的抱怨使我心情很煩躁。➤nerves of steel沉得住氣◇You need nerves of steel to be a good poker player.要想成為優秀的紙牌選手,你就得沉着應戰。➤a strain on sb's nerves使某人心力交瘁◇Caring for him while he was so ill has been a great strain on her nerves.照顧重病的他使她心力交瘁。nerve
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3nervesnervous state緊張ADJECTIVE | VERB + NERVES | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤exam, first-night (BrE) 考試引起的緊張;初次登場的緊張◇I've never suffered from first-night nerves.我從未有過初次登場的緊張。➤jittery (NAmE) 緊張不安◇It gave me time to calm my jittery nerves before meeting her.這讓我在見她之前有時間穩定我緊張不安的神經。VERB + NERVES➤calm, control, ease, settle, soothe, steady克服/控制/減輕/鎮定/緩和/穩定緊張情緒◇She took a few deep breaths to calm her nerves.她做了幾個深呼吸來穩定緊張情緒。➤suffer from精神緊張PHRASES➤an attack of nerves精神緊張◇I had an attack of nerves just before I went on stage.登台前那一刻我感到非常緊張。➤a bag of nerves, a bundle of nerves十分緊張;極度焦慮◇By the time of the interview, I was a bundle of nerves.到面試時我十分緊張。nerve
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4courage勇氣VERB + NERVE | NERVE + VERB | PHRASESVERB + NERVE➤have有勇氣◇I didn't have the nerve to ask.我沒有勇氣問。➤lack缺乏勇氣➤lose失去勇氣◇At the last minute she almost lost her nerve.在最後一刻她差點兒失去勇氣。➤keep保持勇氣◇He kept his nerve to win a thrilling game.他一直保持着勇氣,在這場扣人心弦的比賽中取得了勝利。➤find鼓足勇氣◇You must find the nerve to ask for more money.你必須鼓足勇氣要求加薪。➤gather, steel鼓起/增強勇氣◇Steeling my nerve, I jumped the first bar.我鼓起勇氣跳過了第一道橫杆。➤take需要勇氣◇It took a lot of nerve to stand up and speak.站出來說話是很需要勇氣的。NERVE + VERB➤break, fail (sb)勇氣喪失;(某人)沒有勇氣◇At the last moment her nerve failed her.最後一刻她喪失了勇氣。PHRASES➤a failure of nerve, a loss of nerve喪失勇氣▸➤a test of nerve對勇氣的考驗◇Singing in front of so many people was a real test of nerve.在這麼多人面前唱歌真是對一個人勇氣的考驗。