nerve

[nə:v]

n.神经, 勇气, 敏感处, 叶脉,厚脸皮
v.鼓起勇气
（复）nerves: 神经紧张

n.

1. 神经[C]

2. 神经过敏; 忧虑, 焦躁[P]

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。

3. 勇敢, 胆量; 沉着, 镇定[U]

It takes a bit of nerve to transport explosives.

运输炸药要有点胆量。

4. 厚颜, 无耻[S]

5. 【植】叶脉; 【昆】翅脉[C]

vt.

(常后接反身代词)鼓励, 激励[(+up/for)][O2]

She nerved herself to enter the dark room.

她鼓足勇气走进黑洞洞的房间。

词形变化

动词过去式: nerved | 动词过去分词: nerved | 动词现在分词: nerving | 动词第三人称单数: nerves |

词义辨析

同义:

n.勇敢, 胆量

strength  courage  stamina  daring  bravado  mettle  

同义参见:

gall  vigor  confidence  spunk  steel  

反义:

vt.鼓励, 激励

unnerve  discourage  

英英释义

名词 nerve:

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

同义词：nervus

the courage to carry on

同义词：heart, mettle, spunk

impudent aggressiveness

同义词：boldness, brass, face, cheek

动词 nerve:

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

同义词：steel

短语词组

all nerves

1. 高度不安; 神经紧张

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

1. 使某人心烦(或不安)

That noise was getting on her nerves.

那噪音使她心烦。

have the nerve to do sth.

1. 有勇气做某事

He has the nerve to drive a racing car.

他有勇气驾驶赛车。

2. 竟有脸做某事

Did she have the nerve to say that?

她竟有脸那样说吗?

hit/touch a nerve

1. 触及伤心敏感的话题

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

1. 失去勇气; 变得慌张

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

1. 鼓起勇气

He nerved himself to face the difficulties.

他鼓起勇气面对困难。

regain one's nerve

1. 重新鼓起勇气; 振作起来

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

1. 竭尽全力

We should strain every nerve to do the work.

我们应该竭尽全力来做这项工作。

补充

nervenerve英:[nə:v] 美:[nɚv]n.1.神经2.神经过敏; 神经紧张3.勇气; 胆量

例句

1. The nerves in his arm had been damaged.他胳膊上的神经受损了。 2. The brandy restored his nerve.白兰地使他恢复了勇气。 3. It takes a bit of nerve to approach a stranger.与陌生人打交道需要一点勇气。 4. Aiden finally found the nerve to ask.艾登终于鼓足勇气去问。 5. Nobody had the nerve to mention this.没人敢提及这件事。 6. The nerve of him!他脸皮可真厚！ 7. What a nerve!真不要脸！ 8. He's got a nerve!他太放肆了！ 9. He told his critics they had a nerve complaining about Lithuania.他指责他的批评者们竟敢对立陶宛表示不满。 10. She had the nerve to ask me for more money.她厚颜无耻地向我要更多的钱。 11. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.他竟敢要求我证明自己的身份。 12. 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, 仿佛那些话触到了他的痛处。 13. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.一提到约翰就让人非常心痛。 14. The tennis player held his nerve to beat Murray in a five-set game.这位网球运动员沉着冷静, 在打满五盘的比赛中击败了穆雷。 15. The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.投弹者吓破了胆, 逃之夭夭。 16. Britain is prepared to strain every nerve to find a peaceful solution.英国准备要竭尽全力找到一个和平的解决办法。 17. Both sides in the struggle strained every nerve and sinew to destroy each other.斗争的双方都拼了命地想要摧毁对方。 18. In the end she nerved herself to ask him the question.最后, 她鼓足勇气去问他这个问题。 19. I nerved myself to face the pain.我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。 20. She was finally nerved to tell him that she was already a wife.她终于鼓起勇气告诉他，她已经为人之妻了。 21. the optic nerve.视觉神经。 22. an amazing journey which tested her nerves to the full.使她每根神经都绷得紧紧的一次令人惊异的旅程。 23. his first-night nerves soon disappeared.他第一天晚上的焦虑很快就消失了。 24. she kept her nerve and won five games in a row.她一鼓作气，连续赢得五场比赛。 25. the army's commanders were beginning to lose their nerve.军队的指挥官开始胆怯了。 26. he had the nerve to insult my cooking.他还有脸对我的烹饪说三道四。 27. she's got a nerve wearing that short skirt with those legs.她那种腿型竟然有胆子穿上了那件短裙。 28. she nerved herself to enter the room.她鼓起勇气走进了房间。 29. he nerved himself for a final effort.他给自己打气作最后的努力。 30. Racing drivers need a lot of nerve.赛车手需要很大的胆量。 31. You've got a nerve, calling me lazy!你胆子真大，竟敢说我懒惰！ 32. The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.眼睛里的视神经让人能看见。 33. a condition affecting the nerves in her arm影响她手臂神经的病 34. It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.开始一项新事业需要很大的勇气。 35. He found/summoned the nerve to stand up to his boss.他鼓起勇气对抗老板。 36. "I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve."我想邀请她跳舞，可是又缺少勇气。 37. You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.你那样对我说话真是太粗鲁了。 38. I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.我不敢相信她竟厚颜无耻地说我是个骗子。 39. "“After making the mess, he didn't even offer to help clean it up.” “What (a) nerve!”"“弄得乱七八糟之后，他还不帮忙清理。”“脸皮真厚啊！” 40. The groom was overcome by nerves before his wedding.这位新郎在婚前极度紧张。 41. The singer still suffers from nerves before a performance.这位歌手在演出前还是会紧张。 42. Her nerves were on edge [=she was nervous] before her exam.她在考试前焦虑不安。 43. I need a drink to steady/calm my nerves. [=relax]我要喝点酒放松一下。 44. He was a bundle of nerves before his speech.演讲之前，他极度焦虑。 45. That car alarm is getting on my nerves.那辆车的报警器让我心烦不已。 46. Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I've never seen him so angry.她对他说的话一定是碰到了他的痛处。我从没见他那么生气。 47. His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers.他那有争议的专栏也许触碰了一些读者的痛处。 48. It takes nerves of steel to work in such a high-pressure job.从事压力如此之大的工作需要钢铁般的意志。 49. "The company and the union are engaged in a war of nerves, with each side threatening the other."公司和工会在打心理战，互相进行威胁。