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0 a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body
1 the courage or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant, or rude
2 worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen
I never suffer from nerves when I'm speaking in public. 我当众讲话从不紧张。
She was a bundle of nerves (= very nervous) before the audition. 她试演之前非常紧张。
I always have a cigarette to calm/steady my nerves (= make me less nervous) before I go on stage. 我在上台前总是抽支烟来稳定自己的情绪。
We really got on each other's nerves when we were living together. 我们住在一起时确实闹得不可开交。
Please stop making that noise! It really gets on my nerves. 请不要再发出那种噪声了！它吵得我很心烦。
You need a cool head and steady nerves for this job. 那位工作需要冷静的头脑和坚强的神经。
3 the rudeness to do something that you know will upset other people
[ + to infinitive ] She's late for work every day, but she still has the nerve to lecture me about punctuality. 她天天迟到，居然还有脸教训我要准时。
That man has some nerve! He's always blaming me for things that are his fault. 那人真是无耻！有些事明明是他的过错，他却总来责备我。
UK also That man has such a nerve! 那人真是无耻！
She drove the car into a tree and then told me it was my fault for not concentrating, of all the nerve! 她开车撞到了树上，却怪我精神不集中，真亏她说得出来！
4 to make yourself brave enough to do something
[ + to infinitive ] It took her several months before she eventually nerved herself (up) to invite him to her house. 她过了好几个月才终于鼓足勇气邀请他去自己家。
