【nerve音标】 英[nɜ:v] 美[nɜ:rv]
【单词释义】 nerve是什么意思：
n.神经；勇气，胆量；[植]叶脉；中枢vt.鼓励，激励；鼓起勇气
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] nerves [第三人称单数] nerves
[单词现在分词] nerving
[单词过去式] nerved
[单词过去分词] nerved
【nerve形近词/近似词】
swerve v.（使）突然转向；（使）急转弯 n.改变方向；突然转弯
curve n.弧线，曲线；曲线状物 v.（使）弯曲，（使）呈曲线形 adj.弯曲的；曲线形的
serve v.（为…）服务；招待；适合(作…用)；发球 n.网球等发球；发球权
【单词例句】
◇ Past perception wasn't all bad. The union between marriage and the now-standard ring placement can be traced back to second-century Egyptians who falsely believed that "a certain most delicate nerve" began in the fourth left finger and stretched directly to the heart, according to the Greek scholar Appian.
古人也不全都认为左手不好。婚姻和左手无名指的关联可以追溯到2世纪的埃及。希腊学者阿皮安解释说，当时埃及人误以为“某个最脆弱的神经”从左手第四指开始，一直延伸到心脏。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ Previously people have been admitted to hospital suffering from burst eardrums, ruptured blood vessels in the eyes, damaged facial nerves, pulled muscles and even cracked ribs from trying to contain the huge force.
先前曾出现过因试图把喷嚏憋回去而导致鼓膜破裂、眼睛血管破裂、面部神经受损、肌肉拉伤甚至肋骨断裂的病例。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
然而，当一位美丽的年轻女子打开房门的时候，这个小男孩却有点不知所措了。他没有要饭，只乞求给他一口水喝。