英 [nɜːvz]
n. [解剖]神经；神经紧张；胆量（nerve 的复数）
v. 使振作；鼓足勇气（nerve 的第三人称单数）
nerve /nɜːv/ CET4 TEM4
可数名词 Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. 神经
...spinal nerves.
…脊椎神经。
复数型名词 If you refer to someone's nerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger. (对压力、烦恼和危险等的) 精神承受力
Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point.
吉尔的神经紧张得快到极点了。
复数型名词 You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension as nerves. 神经紧张
I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.
我就是演得不好，不是紧张。
不可数名词 Nerve is the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous. 勇气
The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
白兰地呛到他了，但恢复了他的勇气。
习语 If someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy or irritate you. 惹…心烦
Lately he hasn't done a thing and it's getting on my nerves.
最近他什么都没做，这让我大为恼火。
习语 If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do. 放肆
He told his critics they had a nerve complaining about him.
他对他的批评者说，他们对他抱怨真是放肆。
习语 If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do. 惊慌失措
The bomber had lost his nerve and fled.
投炸弹的人惊惶失措地逃走了。
control of your emotions
this kind of tension is not good for my nerves
（把汽车拆卸减重后举行的短程高速驾驶比赛中）冲撞别的汽车
... apprehension 理解 nerves 神经紧张 jitteriness 神经过敏的 ...
使振作；鼓足勇气（nerve的第三人称单数）
She's a martyr to her nerves.
她长期忍受神经紧张之苦。
Her nerves were in shreds.
她的神经崩溃了。
My nerves were constantly on edge.
我的神经处于不断紧张中。
This temporarily blocks signals that pass through the nerves to the muscles of the body and back to the brain.
VOA : special.2009.01.06
Secondly, you settle your nerves and then move in ascending order.
第二，确保你的神经,处在一个上升的趋势。
固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
Such a sight should send a thrill of horror through the nerves of civilization and impel the heart of humanity to lofty deeds.
如此场景,撼动着人类的文明,鞭笞着人们追求高尚的心灵
美国内战与重建课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Later studies showed these nerves are made of a protein that changes so it sticks together in groups.
VOA : special.2009.09.15
The idea is to activate the remaining arm nerves to make electrical signals to operate prosthetic devices.
VOA : special.2009.03.10
But the combination of nerves, adrenaline and the altitude make my hand move in maddening circles.
"The relationship between the U.S. and Taiwan is pinching the nerves of China, " Chau says.
Seldom in good health, Tocqueville lived on his nerves, working in bursts followed by frequent collapses.