单词 | nerve |
释义 | nerve¹ 1.(in the body)神经 spinal nerves脊神经 The nerves in his arm had been damaged.他胳膊上的神经受损了。 2.(bravery)勇气;魄力;意志力 The brandy restored his nerve.白兰地使他恢复了勇气。 It takes a bit of nerve to approach a stranger.与陌生人打交道需要一点勇气。 the nerve to do sth做某事的勇气 Aiden finally found the nerve to ask.艾登终于鼓足勇气去问。 Nobody had the nerve to mention this.没人敢提及这件事。 3.<非正式>(rudeness)厚颜;鲁莽;冒失 The nerve of him!他脸皮可真厚! What a nerve!真不要脸! to have a nerve大胆;放肆;厚颜无耻 He's got a nerve!他太放肆了! 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。 to have the nerve to do sth粗鲁无礼地做某事;厚颜无耻地做某事 She had the nerve to ask me for more money.她厚颜无耻地向我要更多的钱。 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。 4.【植】(in a leaf)叶脉 5.【昆】(in an insect's wing)翅脉 6.to have touched/struck/hit a nerveorto have touched/struck/hit a raw nerve<非正式>触到痛处;触到敏感话题 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。 The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.一提到约翰就让人非常心痛。 7.to hold your nerveorto keep your nerve<非正式>保持镇定 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。 8.to lose your nerve惊慌失措;失去勇气;变得胆怯 The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.投弹者吓破了胆, 逃之夭夭。 9.to strain every nerve竭尽全力;拼命 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。 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。 nerve²to nerve yourself to do sth鼓足勇气去做某事 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。 I nerved myself to face the pain.我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。 |
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