nerve

英 [nɜːv] 美 [nɜːrv]

• n. 神经；勇气；敏感处；叶脉；厚脸皮
• v. 鼓起勇气
• （复）nerves: 神经紧张.

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]神经

   fiber or bundle of fibers carrying impulses of sensation or of movement between the brain and all parts of the body

2. [P]神经过敏,神经紧张

   condition in which one is very nervous, irritable, worried, etc.; nervousness

3. [U]勇气,胆量

   boldness; courage

4. [S]厚脸皮,放肆

   impudence (used especially as in the expressions shown)

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 神经过敏，神经紧张
2. 【解】神经
3. 勇气，胆量，胆力，大胆
4. 沉着
5. 厚颜，厚脸
6. 精力
7. 果断
8. 鲁莽，冒失
9. 【植】叶脉
10. 【昆】翅脉
11. 筋，腱
12. 气力
13. （复）nerves：神经过敏，神经紧张

v. 动词

1. 鼓励，激励
2. 勇敢些
3. 歇斯底里
4. 鼓足勇气
5. 振作精神
6. 鼓励…做
7. 给…以力量，给…以勇气

英英释义

Noun:

1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

2. the courage to carry on;

   "he kept fighting on pure spunk"
   "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
   

3. impudent aggressiveness;

   "I couldn't believe her boldness"
   "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
   

Verb:

1. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A sensitive nerve in a tooth can cause great pain.
   牙神经易受损伤，可产生巨痛。
2. You'll need plenty of nerve to sit beside him when he is driving.
   他开车的时候，你得有足够的胆量才敢坐在他旁边。
3. I hit a nerve when I mentioned her dead mother.
   当我提到她死去的母亲时, 我触到了她的伤心处。
4. Did he have the nerve to say that?
   他竟有脸说这话吗？

用作动词 (v.)

1. I nerved myself to face my accusers.
   我下决心迎击指责我的人。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. I strained every nerve in that experiment.
   我竭尽全力进行那项试验。
2. Hoping to calm our nerves, we decided to spend the afternoon at the lake.
   为了放松一下神经,我们决定下午去湖上玩。
3. My nerves are on edge.
   我神经紧张。
4. She has an attack of nerves.
   她有精神创伤。
5. He used to be a man of nerve.
   他过去一贯勇敢。
6. He had the nerve to suggest that I was cheating.
   他竟敢说我在欺骗。
7. You have a nerve!
   你真无耻!

经典引文

• Prosperity had relaxed the nerves of discipline.

  出自： Gibbon

• He nerved their limbs With vigor ever new.

  出自： W. C. Bryant

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

get on sb's nerves

使某人心烦意乱irritate or annoy sb

hit a nerve

触到伤心处refer to a subject that cause to pain, anger, etc.

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• affect the nerves 影响神经
• get on sb's nerves 使某人心烦
• give the nerves 刺激神经
• have a cool nerve 头脑冷静
• have a lot of nerves 神经过敏,神经病发作
• keep nerve 沉着冷静
• regain nerve 恢复镇静
• strain every nerve 竭尽全力
• suffer from nerves 神经质,有神经病
• have iron nerves 坚强,有胆量
• have the nerve 有勇气
• lose〔require〕 nerve 失去〔需要〕勇气,不知所措

形容词+～

• all nerves 所有神经
• raw nerve 痛处
• steady nerve 镇定
• weak nerves 神经脆弱

～+名词

• nerve cell 神经细胞
• nerve center 神经中枢
• nerve gas 神经毒气
• nerve impulse 神经兴奋

介词+～

• man of nerve 有胆量的人
• injurious to the nerves 对神经有害

～+介词

• nerves of iron 沉着果敢

词义辨析

courage，bravery，backbone，nerve

• 这些名词都可表示“勇气、胆量”之意。
• courage普通用词。指面对危险或困难时无所畏惧的精神和敢于奋斗的进取心。
• bravery指在危险中表现出的无所畏惧精神或在逆境中仍能坚持下去的毅力。
• backbone指性格倔强，意志坚定，有骨气，有顽强的决心去做某事。
• nerve侧重指面临危险或在冒险的情况下具有冷静、清醒的头脑和坚定无畏的勇气。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的nerf；最初源自中世纪拉丁语的nervus，意为神经。

近反义词

【近义词】

• boldness
• endurance
• hardiness

【反义词】

• weakness