nerve

[nɜːv]
  • 释义
  • n.

    神经;勇气,胆量;[植] 叶脉;中枢;

  • vt.

    鼓励,激励;鼓起勇气;

  • 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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.

    放炸弹的人没了胆子,逃之夭夭。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.

    提到约翰就真的让人心痛。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.

    我只是打得很糟,不是紧张造成的。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    I nerved myself to face the pain.

    我鼓足勇气去面对痛苦。

    辞典例句
  • 5、

    We need to keep our nerve now.

    我们现在需要保持镇静。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 6、

    He kept his nerve to win the final set 6–4.

    他鼓足斗志以6:4赢了最后一盘。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 7、

    Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance.

    尽管已做歌手多年,他在演出前仍然神经紧张。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 8、

    I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.

    我想尝试一下跳伞,可到最后关头却没有勇气了。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 9、

    Everyone's nerves were on edge (= everyone felt tense ) .

    人人都觉得紧张。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 10、

    nerve cells

    神经元

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 11、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 12、

    He's got a nerve asking us for money!

    他还觍着脸跟我们借钱!

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 13、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 14、

    It took a lot of nerve to take the company to court.

    将这个公司告上法庭需要极大的勇气。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 15、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 16、

    I don't know how you have the nerve to show your face after what you said!

    真不知道你说了那些话以后怎么还有脸露面!

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 17、

    ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed.

    在一些神经纤维被割断的病例中

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 18、

    nerve endings

    神经末梢

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 19、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 20、

    He lives on his nerves (= is always worried) .

    他就爱神经紧张。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 21、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 22、

    ...spinal nerves.

    脊神经

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 23、

    Every nerve in her body was tense.

    她的每一根神经都绷得紧紧的。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 24、

    He never got up enough nerve to meet me.

    他从没有足够的胆量来见我。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 25、

    They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour...

    他们竟敢对我们的行为表示不满。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 26、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 27、

    I need something to calm/steady my nerves .

    我需要点东西来稳定一下我的情绪。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 28、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 29、

    the optic nerve

    视神经

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 30、

    Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point...

    吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典