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nerve

/ˈnɚv/

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noun

plural nerves

[count] :one of the many thin parts that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body

The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.

a condition affecting the nerves in her arm

[noncount] :courage that allows you to do something that is dangerous, difficult, or frightening

It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.

He found/summoned the nerve to stand up to his boss.

I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve.

[singular, noncount] :the rude attitude of someone who says or does things that make other people angry or upset

You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.

I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.

After making the mess, he didn't even offer to help clean it up. What (a) nerve!

nerves [plural] :feelings of being worried or nervous

The groom was overcome by nerves before his wedding.

The singer still suffers from nerves before a performance.

Her nerves were on edge [=she was nervous] before her exam.

I need a drink to steady/calm my nerves. [=relax]

a bag/bundle of nerves

informal :an extremely nervous person

He was a bundle of nerves before his speech.

get on someone's nerves

to become extremely annoying to someone

That car alarm is getting on my nerves.

hit/strike/touch a nerve

to make someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.

Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I've never seen him so angry.

His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers.

nerves of steel

an impressive ability to remain calm in dangerous or difficult situations

It takes nerves of steel to work in such a high-pressure job.

war of nerves

a situation in which people do or say things to make other people feel afraid or nervous about what will happen

The company and the union are engaged in a war of nerves, with each side threatening the other.

* Các từ tương tự:
nerve cell, nerve center, nerve gas, nerve-racking