nerve
US
UK nerve n: (anatomy: part of nervous system)
SC 神经 shén jīng
TC 神經
TC 神經
Dan damaged a nerve in his hand.
丹手上的一根神经受到了伤害。
nerve, the nerve n: figurative, informal (courage)
SC 勇气 yǒng qì
TC 勇氣
TC 勇氣
SC 胆量 yǒng qì，dǎn liàng
SC 魄力 yǒng qì，pò lì
Kate worked up her nerve and asked her boss for a raise.
凯特鼓起勇气，去向老板要求加薪。
a nerve, some nerve n: figurative, informal (excessive boldness)
SC 厚脸皮 hòu liǎn pí
TC 厚臉皮
TC 厚臉皮
SC 厚颜无耻 hòu liǎn pí，hòu yán wú chǐ
TC 厚顏無恥
TC 厚顏無恥
You've got a nerve, showing your face here after what you did!
做了那种事还在到这里来显眼，你真是厚颜无耻！
the nerve to do [sth] n: figurative, informal (excessive boldness) (比喻)
SC 做…是吃了熊心豹子胆
The guy had the nerve to talk back to his boss.
那个人简直是吃了熊心豹子胆，居然敢和老板顶嘴。
nerves npl: (nervousness)
SC 紧张 jǐn zhāng
TC 緊張
TC 緊張
SC 不安 jǐn zhāng，bù ān
TC 不安
TC 不安
His nerves got the better of him, and he vomited just as he was about to go on stage.
上台之前他过于紧张，呕吐了。
nerve n: (veins in insect wings) (昆虫)
SC 翅脉
Under the magnifying glass the scientist could see every nerve in the mosquito's wing.
auditory nerve n: (nerve that controls hearing)
SC 听觉神经 tīng jué shén jīng
TC 聽覺神經
TC 聽覺神經
hit a nerve, touch a nerve, strike a nerve, hit a raw nerve, touch a raw nerve, strike a raw nerve v expr: figurative (raise a sensitive issue)
SC 戳到痛处
nerve block n: (type of local anaesthetic)
SC 神经封闭 shén jīng fēng bì
TC 神經阻斷
TC 神經阻斷
After the nerve block was administered I couldn't feel anything below my waist.
nerve cell n: (neuron, cell of nervous system)
SC 神经细胞 shén jīng xì bāo
TC 神經細胞
TC 神經細胞
The shock went trough every nerve cell in my body.
nerve center (US), nerve centre (UK) n: (anatomy: bunch of nerve cells) (解剖学)
SC 神经中枢 shén jīng zhōng shū
nerve center (US), nerve centre (UK) n: figurative (control centre, headquarters)
SC 中心，中枢 zhōng xīn，zhōng shū
TC 中心，中樞
TC 中心，中樞
In the 16th century, Venice was the nerve centre of global communications.
nerve gas n: (poisonous gas used as chemical weapon)
SC 神经毒气 shén jīng dú qì
TC 神經毒氣
TC 神經毒氣
Nerve gas has the capacity to kill thousands of people in a very short time.
nerve impulse n: (signal transmitted by neuron)
SC 神经冲动 shén jīng chōng dòng
TC 神經衝動
TC 神經衝動
SC 神经脉冲 shén jīng chōng dòng，shén jīng mài chōng
nerve-racking, nerve-wracking adj: (that induces great anxiety)
SC 极端令人头疼的
The last five kilometers was a nerve-wracking time as we passed through an ambush zone.
optic nerve n: (nerve that sends information from eye to brain)
SC 视觉神经 shì jué shén jīng
TC 視覺神經
TC 視覺神經
The explosion overloaded my optic nerve, so now I am temporarily blind.
vagus, vagus nerve n: (anatomy: cranial nerve) (脑神经)
SC 迷走神经