nerve meaning in English
n.
1.【解剖学】神经。
2.〔诗〕筋,腱;精力,气力。
3.胆力,勇气;沉着,果断;大胆,胆量;〔口语〕厚脸,冒昧。
4.〔pl.〕神经过敏;胆怯,忧郁。
5.主要部分,核心,中枢。
6.【植物;植物学】脉,叶脉;【昆虫】翅脉。
7.回缩性,(弹性)复原性。
短语和例子
a war of nerves 神经战。 You have a nerve ! 〔口语〕无耻! a fit of nerves 神经过敏,神经病发作。 She is all nerves. 她太神经过敏了。 Banks are the nerves of commerce. 银行是商业的中枢。 It is trying to the nerves. 精神痛苦不堪。 He does not know what nerves are. 他不知道什么叫害怕;他从不紧张。 be all nerves 神经紧张,高度不安。 brace one's nerve for an effort 为某项努力鼓起勇气。 get [jar] on one's nerves = give one the nerves 刺激神经;使人不安[心烦];惹恼人。 have a fit of nerves 发神经病。 have iron nerves =have nerves of steel 神经坚强,有胆量。 have no nerves (好像没神经一样)泰然自若,满不在乎。 have the nerves to (do) 有…的勇气;〔口语〕好意思…,厚着脸皮…。 lose one's nerves 害怕起来;不知所措;变得慌张。 strain every nerve 尽心竭力。
vt.
鼓励,激励。 nerve oneself 鼓勇,提起精神。
- She had the nerve to say i was cheating .
她竟敢说我作弊,太放肆了。 - I screwed up my nerve for one more try .
我鼓足勇气竭力又试了一下。 - Her clever tongue gets on one's nerves .
她的伶牙俐齿叫人招架不住。 - I was just a bundle of nerves at the moment .
我当时神经极度紧张。 - I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves .
我点了一支烟,镇静一下紧张情绪。
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