1 N-COUNT 神经 Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. 神经
2 N-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
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Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point.
吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。
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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。
3 N-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
4 N-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
SYN bravery, courage, spirit, bottle [British , slang]
5 VERB 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]
6 PHRASE 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]
7 PHRASE 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]
8 PHRASE 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
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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。
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We need to keep our nerve now.
我们现在需要保持镇静。
9 PHRASE [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]
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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。
10 PHRASE 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
11 PHRASE 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
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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。
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The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
提到约翰就真的让人心痛。
| Word Partnership | Use nerve with: |
| N. | nerve cells, nerve damage, nerve fibres, nerve impulses 1 |
| VERB. | hit a nerve, strike a nerve, touch a nerve 1 11 get up the nerve, got a/the nerve, have a/the nerve 7 |
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