nerves

英 [nɜːvz]

美 [nɜːrvz]

n.  神经; 神经质; 神经紧张; 勇气; 气魄
v.  鼓足勇气; 振作精神
nerve的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 神经
  Nervesare long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body.
  1. ...spinal nerves.
     脊神经
  2. ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed.
     在一些神经纤维被割断的病例中
• N-PLURAL 承受力;意志力
  If you refer to someone'snerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger.
  1. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point...
     吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。
  2. 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。
• N-PLURAL 神经紧张;情绪不安
  You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension asnerves.
  1. I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.
     我只是打得很糟，不是紧张造成的。
• N-UNCOUNT 勇气;胆量;气魄
  Nerveis the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous.
  1. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve...
     虽说白兰地呛了他一下，却让他恢复了勇气。
  2. He never got up enough nerve to meet me.
     他从没有足够的胆量来见我。
• VERB 使鼓起勇气;使振作精神
  If younerve yourselfto do something difficult or frightening, you prepare yourself for it by trying to be brave.
  1. I nerved myself to face the pain.
     我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。
• PHRASE 使…烦恼;使…心烦
  If someone or somethinggets onyournerves, they annoy or irritate you.
  1. Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves.
     近来他没有干任何坏事，这让我心神不定起来。
• PHRASE 胆敢;竟敢;厚颜
  If you say that someonehas a nerveorhas the nerveto do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do.
  1. They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour...
     他们竟敢对我们的行为表示不满。
  2. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.
     他竟敢要求我证明我自己的身份。
• PHRASE 保持镇静;坚定不移
  If youholdyournerveorkeepyournerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation.
  1. 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。
  2. We need to keep our nerve now.
     我们现在需要保持镇静。
• PHRASE 紧张不安地度日;神经紧张
  If someoneis living ontheirnerves, they are continually worried and anxious about the situation that they are in.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 失去勇气;变得胆怯;惊慌失措
  If youloseyournerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
  1. The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.
     放炸弹的人没了胆子，逃之夭夭。
• PHRASE 触及痛处;触及要害
  If you say that you havetouched a nerveortouched 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.
  1. 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。
  2. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
     提到约翰就真的让人心痛。

英英释义

noun

• control of your emotions
  1. this kind of tension is not good for my nerves
• an uneasy psychological state
  1. he suffered an attack of nerves
  Synonym:nervousness

双语例句

• In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue
  与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。
• His face and movements rarely betrayed a sign of nerves
  他的表情和行为几乎没有流露出紧张的迹象。
• Nerves are frayed all round.
  每一根神经都绷紧了。
• Everyone is gibbering insanely, nerves frayed as showtime approaches
  随着开演时间逼近，大家都紧张起来，慌里慌张地念着台词。
• Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he's in a terrible state
  表面看上去沉默不语，其实内心非常烦躁不安，他的情况糟透了。
• The tumour constricts the nerves.
  肿瘤压迫神经。
• A gruff voice jars on one's nerves.
  粗声粗气的声音刺激人的神经。
• The uterus is supplied with a rich network of blood vessels and nerves.
  密布的血管和神经网向子宫输送养料。
• The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.
  重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
• Some people say smoking calms your nerves.
  有人说，吸烟可以放松神经。