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nerves BrE /nɜːvz/
NAmE /nɜːrvz/► SEE ALLa bag/bundle of nervesget on sb’s nerveshave nerves of steela war of nerves
●a bag/bundle of ˈnerves (informal) a person who is very frightened, worried or nervous about sth 非常害怕（或焦虑、紧张）的人◆She was a bundle of nerves at the start of the interview but she became more confident later.
开始面试时她非常紧张，后来就渐渐自信起来。◆He’s a bag of nerves. He needs a break.
他的神经绷得太紧了，需要去放松放松。●get on sb’s ˈnerves (informal) annoy sb a lot 烦扰；使心神不定◆It really gets on my nerves the way he only ever talks about his job and his car.
他只会谈论自己的工作和车子，这真让我烦透了。◆By the end of the week, they were all getting on each other’s nerves.
到周末时，他们互相都很反感对方。●have nerves of ˈsteelnot be easily frightened in a difficult or dangerous situation 有钢铁一般的意志；意志坚强；沉着冷静◆She won’t be nervous about doing it. She’s got nerves of steel.
她沉着冷静，做这事不会紧张的。●a ˌwar of ˈnervesan attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence 神经战（利用心理压力摧毁对方的斗志）◆A big American company is trying to take over our company; it’s a real war of nerves.一家美国的大公司试图收购我们公司，这真是一场心理战。 |