• adj. 傷腦筋的；使人心煩的

nerve,神經(jīng)，rack,折磨。引申詞義十分緊張的。

nerve-racking (adj.)

also nerveracking, 1812, from nerve + present participle of verbal sense of rack (n.1).

1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.

如果受到損傷，神經(jīng)細(xì)胞再造的能力有限。

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2. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.

提到約翰就真的讓人心痛。

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3. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.

他竟敢要求我證明我自己的身份。

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4. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.

雖說(shuō)白蘭地嗆了他一下，卻讓他恢復(fù)了勇氣。

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5. Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help.

馬爾科姆鼓起勇氣請(qǐng)羅絲奶奶幫點(diǎn)忙。

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