nerve/nɜːv/

n

1. [～s] 神经紧张，神经过敏

• She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. 她深吸了一口气以放松紧张情绪。

• He was a bundle of nerves when giving a presentation. 他作口头发言时特别紧张。

2. U 胆量，勇气；自信

• Not everyone has the nerve to take up the cudgels for deterring crime. 并不是每个人都有胆量站出来制止犯罪的。

• It takes a lot of nerve for her to make the decision. 她做这个决定是需要勇气的。

• lose one's nerve 失去勇气

3. C 神经

4. 用作单 非正式 厚颜无耻；大胆

• He had the nerve to say so. 他这样说真无耻。

词组get on sb.'s nerves 使人不安；惹人烦

• You naughty boys really got on my nerves. 你们这些淘气的孩子烦死我了。

hit(或touch) a nerve( 言语等)刺痛(某人)；使(某人)心烦

• I am afraid I hit a nerve when I mentioned her dead father; and she began to cry. 我提到她去世的父亲，恐怕是触到了她的伤处，她哭了起来。

live on one's nerves 过紧张不安的日子 strain every nerve 尽最大努力；拼命

• He strained every nerve to get the post, but failed. 他竭力去谋取那个职位，但是失败了。

• What a nerve! 真无耻，脸皮真厚!