n.
- 神經[C]
- 神經過敏；憂慮，焦躁[P]
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I am always in a state of
nerves on the eve of an examination.
臨考的前夕我總是非常緊張。
- 勇敢，膽量；沉著，鎮定[U]
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It takes a bit of
nerve to transport explosives.
運輸炸藥要有點膽量。
- 厚顏，無恥[S]
- 【植】葉脈；【昆】翅脈[C]
vt.
- （常後接反身代名詞）鼓勵，激勵[（+up/for）][O2]
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She
nerved herself to enter the dark room.
她鼓足勇氣走進黑洞洞的房間。
片語
all nerves
- 高度不安；神經緊張
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She was
all nerves before the final exams.
她在期末考試之前非常緊張。
get on sb.'s nerves
- 使某人心煩（或不安）
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That noise was
getting on her nerves.
那噪音使她心煩。
have the nerve to do sth.
- 有勇氣做某事
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He
has the nerve to drive a racing car.
他有勇氣駕駛賽車。
- 竟有臉做某事
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Did she
have the nerve to say that?
她竟有臉那樣說嗎？
hit/touch a nerve
- 觸及傷心敏感的話題
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I'm afraid you had
hit a nerve when you mentioned his dead wife, and his face darkened.
你提到他死去的妻子的時候，恐怕觸起了他的傷心事，所以他的臉色陰沉下來。
lose one's nerve
- 失去勇氣；變得慌張
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He wanted to write an angry letter but
lost his nerve when he sat down at his desk.
他想寫封信表示憤怒，但在書桌前坐下來要寫時卻失去了勇氣。
nerve oneself
- 鼓起勇氣
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He
nerved himself to face the difficulties.
他鼓起勇氣面對困難。
regain one's nerve
- 重新鼓起勇氣；振作起來
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She
regained her nerve after her talk with her father.
與父親談過話之後，她又重新鼓起了勇氣。
strain every nerve
- 竭盡全力
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We should
strain every nerve to do the work.
我們應該竭盡全力來做這項工作。
辨析
n.
- a fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
-
(one's nerve or nerves)
one's steadiness and courage.
-
(nerves)
nervousness.
- informal impudence.
- Botany a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, especially the midrib of the leaf of a moss.
v.
(
nerve oneself)
brace oneself for a demanding situation.
Phrase
- get on someone's nerves
informal irritate someone. - touch
(or hit)
a
(raw)
nerve
refer to a sensitive topic.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. nervus; rel. to Gk neuron ‘nerve’ (see neuron).
