nerve
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
BODY 身体
IMPROVER countable
■a group of long thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body 神经•the optic nerve视神经 •a spinal nerve脊神经 •nerve damage神经损伤 •nerve fibres神经纤维
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
BRAVERY 勇敢
uncountable
■bravery or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant or rude 勇气；胆量；魄力•It takes a lot of nerve to be a bomb disposal expert.当拆弹专家需要极大勇气。 •I wanted to ask her out, but I lost my nerve and couldn't go through with it.我曾想约她出来，但我失去了勇气，说不出口。 •[+ to infinitive] I didn't have the nerve to tell him what I really thought of his suggestion.我没胆量告诉他我对他的建议的真实看法。
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
WORRY 紧张
nerves [plural]
■worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen 紧张不安；提心吊胆•I never suffer from nerves when I'm speaking in public.我当众讲话从不紧张。 •She was a bundle of nerves (= very nervous) before the audition.她试演之前非常紧张。 •I always have a cigarette to calm/steady my nerves (= make me less nervous) before I go on stage.我在上台前总会抽支烟来稳定自己的情绪。 get on sb's nerves
■to annoy someone a lot 使（某人）心烦•We really got on each other's nerves when we were living together.我们住在一起时确实闹得不可开交。 •Please stop making that noise! It really gets on my nerves.请不要再发出那种噪声了！它吵得我很心烦。
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
RUDENESS 粗鲁
[S or U]
■the rudeness to do something that you know will upset other people 厚颜无耻，厚脸皮•[+ to infinitive] She's late for work every day, but she still has the nerve to lecture me about punctuality.她天天迟到，居然还有脸教训我要准时。 •That man has such a nerve! He's always blaming me for things that are his fault.那人真是无耻！有些事明明是他的过错，他却总来责备我。 •She drove the car into a tree and then told me it was my fault for not concentrating, of all the nerve!她开车撞到树，却怪我精神不集中，真亏她说得出来！
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
have nerves of steel
■to be very brave 极有胆量•You need to have nerves of steel to be a fighter pilot.当战斗机飞行员需要有过人的胆量。
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] noun
hit / touch a (raw) nerve
■to upset someone 触到痛处•She touched a raw nerve when she mentioned that job he didn't get.她提到那份他没有得到的工作，触到了他的痛处。
UK [nɜ:v] US [nɝ:v] verb
nerve yourself [R] UK to make yourself brave enough to do something 鼓足勇气•[+ to infinitive] It took her several months before she eventually nerved herself (up) to invite him to her house.她过了好几个月才终于鼓足勇气邀请他去自己家。 |