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nerve
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nerved
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nerving
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- nerve
[nəːv]
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1.
noun
[c]
[解剖]
神经
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2.
noun
[u]
(courage) 勇气
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3.
n pl
nerves (anxiety) 神经紧张
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4.
n pl
(strength of character) 精神力量
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to lose one's nerve
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失去勇气
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to have the nerve to do sth
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有胆量做某事
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5.
n pl
(cheek) 厚颜无耻地做某事
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you've got a nerve!
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[inf] 你真有脸！
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what a nerve!
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真有胆量！
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to get on sb's nerves
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使某人心烦
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- nerve
[nɜːrv]
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1.
n.[c]
神经
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My doctor said the damaged nerve may take several weeks to heal.
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我的医生说，受损的神经可能需要几个星期才能痊愈。
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Then suddenly she was wide awake, nerves jangling again, thoughts chaotic.
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那时，她突然完全醒来，神经再次受到刺激，然后又神智不清。
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2.
n.[u]
勇气，意志力，精神力量
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I wish I had summoned up the nerve to smile back.
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我真希望我鼓起勇气，回报以微笑。
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What the boys never lost was nerve.
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男孩们决不能失去的东西就是勇气。
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3.
n.[u]
冒失，鲁莽
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I can't believe he had the nerve to ask me to pay for the damage he caused.
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我真不敢相信他居然还要求我赔偿他所造成的损失。
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4.
noun
[Plural]
神经质，神经紧张
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5.
vt.
给……力量，给……勇气
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She took a deep breath, nerved herself, dived in.
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她深深吸了一口气，鼓起勇气，跳入水中。
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It looks like she's nerving herself up to step forward.
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好像她正在给自己以力量，一步步向前。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- nerve
[n3ːv]
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1.
n
any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body
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2.
n
courage, bravery, or steadfastness
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3.
n
[Spoken]
boldness or effrontery; impudence
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he had the nerve to swear at me
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4.
n
muscle or sinew (often in the phrase strain every nerve)
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5.
n
a large vein in a leaf
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6.
n
any of the veins of an insect's wing
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself)
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8.
vt.
to provide with nerve or nerves
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9.
vt.
See also nerves
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron; compare Sanskrit snavan sinew
Examples
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to lose one's nerve
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失去勇气
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you've got a nerve!
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[inf] 你真有脸！
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Delicate equipment for investigating single nerve cells was built in the 1950s.
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研究单一神经细胞的精密仪器建于20世纪50年代。
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The solo exhibition is the most nerve wrecking for a new artist.
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对于一个新艺员来说，单独表演是最令人紧张的时候。
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Neurons are concentrated in clusters with defined nerve tracts leading in and out.
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神经元聚集成束，束定义为引进引出的神经束。
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I wish I had summoned up the nerve to smile back.
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我真希望我鼓起勇气，回报以微笑。
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