| 单词 | nerve |
| 释义 | nerve (nɜːʳv ) Word forms: nerves , nerving, nerved 1. countable noun Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. ...spinal nerves. ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed. 2. plural noun [usually poss NOUN] B2 If you refer to someone's nerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point. I can be very patient, and then I can burst if my nerves are worn out. 3. plural noun B2 You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension as nerves. I just played badly. It wasn't nerves. 4. uncountable noun B2 Nerve is the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve. He never got up enough nerve to meet me. Synonyms: bravery, courage, spirit, bottle [British, slang] 5. verb If you nerve yourself to do something difficult or frightening, you prepare yourself for it by trying to be brave. [written] I nerved myself to face the pain. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive] 6. get on sb's nerves phrase B2 If someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy or irritate you. [informal] Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves. 7. have a nerve phrase 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. [informal, disapproval] They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was. 8. hold one's nerve/keep ones's nerves phrase If you hold your nerve or keep your nerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation. He held his nerve to beat his opponent in five sets. We need to keep our nerve now. 9. live on one's nerves phrase [VERB inflects] If someone is living on their nerves, they are continually worried and anxious about the situation that they are in. [British] Eileen, mother of three, had been living on her nerves for some considerable time. 10. to lose your nerve phrase If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do. The bomber had lost his nerve and fled. 11. touch a raw nerve phrase If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about. Alistair saw Henry shrink, as if the words had touched a nerve. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed. Idioms: touch a nerve or touch a raw nerve to upset someone, by mentioning a subject that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about Buchanan's speech touched a raw nerve here at the Capitol. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: nerve pathways The thermal grill experiment produces burning sensations because of a three-way interaction between nerve pathways to the brain. Times, Sunday Times Most arise from damage or irritation either to the nerve pathways (axons) or to their covering layer (myelin sheaths). Times, Sunday Times They're also focusing on plasticity - basically the rerouting of nerve pathways - and neuropathic pain relief. Times, Sunday Times A touch or painful stimulus, for example, creates a sensation in the brain only after information about the stimulus travels there via afferent nerve pathways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nerve pathways from the eyes and ears carry the elicited electrical potentials into the thalamus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then he began trying out devices to exercise his muscles, alongside radical electrical nerve stimulation procedures. The Sun He has a vagus nerve stimulation system fitted under his skin, which works like a pacemaker to control seizures. Times, Sunday Times Deep-brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation are possible surgical options that do not require destruction of brain tissue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two procedures, deep brain stimulation or occipital nerve stimulation, may be useful; early experience shows a benefit in about 60% of cases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Treatments included peripheral nerve stimulation, electrical muscle stimulation and electric shock therapy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having a bad back describes a variety of medical conditions, including torn discs pressing on nerve tissue, or a compressed spine. Times, Sunday Times It raises the prospect that brain organoids might present new avenues for regenerating nerve tissue damaged, for example, by spinal cord injury or stroke. Times,Sunday Times Then he developed back problems that involved removing a disc and some nerve tissue. The Sun Further occurrences of pain could indicate the presence of continuing infection or retention of vital nerve tissue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It provides delicate handling of the prostate tissue permitting extremely accurate cutting of nerve tissue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sensory component receives input from the sensory organs while the motor nerves control the tube feet and musculature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1910, he theorized that nerves control health. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The vascular nerves control vasodilation and vasoconstriction, which in turn lead to the control and regulation of temperature and homeostasis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These nerves control the muscles of the face and neck and are involved in facial expression, mastication, swallowing, and other functions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three nerves control the eye muscles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That's when you should buy but it takes nerves of steel to get in at the low. Times, Sunday Times Those who can be flexible, though, and have nerves of steel, might save a packet by waiting. Times, Sunday Times But he added that even someone with 'nerves of steel' would find it difficult to start a new life with a new identity. Times, Sunday Times You will need a canvas bag, a long stick, and nerves of steel. Christianity Today But it will take courageous central bankers with political nerves of steel to get there. Times,Sunday Times He said that, with anyone eating less than 800 calories a day, it's classed as starvation and can cause central and peripheral nerve damage. The Sun Peripheral nerve damage can cause altered sensation, often in the hands and feet, and may also lead to unexplained weakness, unsteady gait or a tendency to drop things. Times,Sunday Times Thus, hair follicle stem cells provide an effective, accessible, autologous source of stem cells for treatment of peripheral nerve injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are also expressed on peripheral nerve terminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Peripheral nerve injuries can be classified in two different ways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the crowdsangonas if they had scoredandtwogoals in asmanyminutes just after half-time settled the nerves. Times, Sunday Times The first, from ten feet, was for a par and settled his nerves. Times, Sunday Times A wicket in the first over settles the nerves. The Sun That settled the nerves after a finely-poised first leg ended 1-1. The Sun It's just a way of lowering my heart-rate and settling my nerves. Times, Sunday Times Yet what the arts world needs now is not despair but hard graft, steady nerves and resourcefulness. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Those who have a steady nerve and are prepared to stick with their convictions are usually rewarded in the long term. Times, Sunday Times (2015) You also have the steady nerves that help you pass a test. The Sun (2010) However, studies show it can trigger the release of endorphins - the body's natural painkillers - as well as stimulate some nerve fibres that block pain. Times, Sunday Times Its designers claim that contact between the fabric and skin will 'stimulate the nerve endings, heightening alertness'. Times, Sunday Times This will stimulate the nerve endings and make them tingle. The Sun We can also stimulate the nerve with low-frequency sound. Times, Sunday Times Each patch sends electrical impulses which stimulate the nerve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 神经, 胆量 Japanese: 神経, ずぶとさ boldness |
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