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| 1 | C one of the groups of fibres in your body that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body , communicating pain , pressure , feelings of heat and cold etc 神经 |
| A pinched nerve is causing her a lot of pain. 一根受压迫的神经让她疼得要命。 |
| cranial/peripheral nerves 颅/周围神经 |
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| 2 | nerves plural a worried feeling that makes you afraid that you will not be able to do something well 精神紧张；焦虑不安；神经质 |
| There’ s nothing really wrong with her, it’ s just nerves. 她并没什么真正的毛病，就是神经质。 |
| a case of nerves (=an occasion when you feel very worried) A case of nerves won’ t stop me from performing tonight. 精神紧张 |
| calm sb’ s nerves He asked for a drink to calm his nerves. 他要了一杯酒来稳定自己的情绪。 |
| | 2a | a competition or fight in which someone tries to beat their opponent by making them worried or afraid 攻心战 | |
| | 2b | if someone or something gets on your nerves, they make you feel annoyed or nervous 使某人心烦意乱；使某人精神紧张 | | His constant humming is really beginning to get on my nerves. 他不停的哼唱真的让我开始觉得心烦意乱。 | |
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| 3 | U the ability to control your fear and remain determined when you are doing something difficult or dangerous 精神力量；胆量；勇气 |
| a lot of nerve It took a lot of nerve for him to ask her out. 他是下了很大决心才约她出去的。 |
| the nerve to do sth She found the nerve to tell him he was wrong. 她鼓足勇气告诉他他错了。 |
| lose your nerve (=no longer be able to control your fear) Suddenly I lost my nerve and I couldn’ t move. 变得胆怯；害怕 |
| | 3a | the ability to control your fear and remain calm even in extremely dangerous or difficult situations 钢铁般的意志；坚强的意志 | |
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| 4 | U a rude attitude , usually shown by behaviour that makes other people angry 鲁莽；无礼；厚颜无耻 |
| a lot of nerve/some nerve You’ ve got a lot of nerve, calling me at this time of night. 你太张狂了，晚上这个时候还打电话给我。 |
| have the nerve to do sth She had the nerve to call me a liar. 她不知羞耻地说我是骗子。 |
| the nerve of sb (=used for showing anger or surprise at someone’ s rude behaviour) The nerve of him, asking me for money! 某人居然这么无耻 |
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| - | touch/strike/hit etc a (raw) nerve
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| to say or do something that annoys or hurts someone because they are sensitive about it |
| （说话或做事）触及痛处 |
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