单词 | nerve |
释义 | Word Frequency nerve(nɜːv) noun 1. 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 ▶ Related adjective: neural2. courage, bravery, or steadfastness 3. lose one's nerve 4. informal boldness or effrontery; impudence he had the nerve to swear at me 5. muscle or sinew (often in the phrase strain every nerve) 6. a large vein in a leaf 7. any of the veins of an insect's wing 8. touch a nerve verb (transitive) 9. to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself) 10. to provide with nerve or nerves Word origin C16: from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron; compare Sanskrit snāvan sinew |
随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。