nerve /nə:v/ n. 1. 神经;神经质(多作pl.): have a fit of nerves 发一通神经;nerve cell 神经细胞; nerve centre 神经中枢 He is all nerves. 他神经过敏。get on one’s nerves触犯某人,令人恼火(见get条)2.u]勇气,胆量: a man of nerve一个有胆量的人;lose one’s nerve 失去勇气

 nervous /ˈnə:vəs/ adj.1.神经质的,紧张不安的(at, about)Did you get nervous at the examination?你考试时紧张吗? He felt nervous about the result.他为结果而担心。What’s she so nervous about?什么事使她神经这样紧张? The gunners were nervous of hitting their own planes.炮手们担心会击中己方的飞机。 2. 神经系统的,神经上的:the nervous system of the human body 人体神经系统;have a nervous breakdown 神经衰弱