| 单词 | nerve |
| 释义 | noun | verb nervenerve1 /nɚv/ ●●○ noun 1COURAGE [uncountable] courage and confidence in a dangerous, difficult, or frightening situation: have the nerve to do something I didn’t have the nerve to ask her for a date. He lost his nerve at the last minute. She finally found the nerve to ask for a divorce. Standing up to your boss takes a lot of nerve.2WORRIED FEELINGS nerves [plural] a)the feeling of being nervous because you are worried or a little frightened: A lot of people suffer from nerves before interviews.calm/steady your nerves Carey had a drink to calm his nerves. b)old-fashioned a mental condition in which you are unable to deal with normal life because you are too nervous3IN THE BODY [countable] science, biology a long thin thread-like part of your body, along which feelings and messages are sent to the brain: the optic nerve4get on somebody’s nerves to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again: Nick’s whining is really starting to get on my nerves.5strike/touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that people feel strongly about or that upsets people: I think I hit a nerve when I mentioned her ex-husband.6LACK OF RESPECT informal lack of respect for other people, which causes you to do impolite things: You invited yourself? You have some nerve!have the nerve to do something Mary had the nerve to take credit for my work.7somebody’s nerves are frayed/shot/in tatters/on edge used to say that someone feels very nervous, worried, or upset8have nerves of steel to be able to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation9a battle/war of nerves a situation in which two people or opposing groups, countries, etc. wait in order to see which one will give in under pressure[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin nervus] noun | verb nervenerve2 verb [transitive] nerve yourself literary to prepare yourself to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous |
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