Word · Frequency #3005
nerve
/nɝːv/
verb
给…勇气；使有力量
To give courage or strength to someone.
- 1.
To give courage.
给予勇气
- 2.
To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
给予力量；提供能量或活力
给予勇气；给予力量；提供能量或活力；鼓起勇气
In use
She nerved herself to jump off the diving board.
He nerved his voice to ask for a raise.
They nerved themselves for the difficult conversation.
Verb forms
base nerve · third person nerves · -ing nerving · past nerved · past participle nerved
规则动词，意为'鼓起勇气'
Connections
Collocations
- nerve oneself
- 鼓起勇气
- She nerved herself to tell the truth.她鼓起勇气说出真相。
- nerve oneself to do something
- 鼓起勇气做某事
- He nerved himself to apologize.他鼓起勇气道歉。
- nerve oneself for something
- 鼓起勇气面对某事
- They nerved themselves for the challenge.他们鼓起勇气迎接挑战。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nerve oneself to do something
- 鼓起勇气做某事She nerved herself to tell him the truth.她鼓起勇气告诉了他真相。
Synonyms
- embolden
- 使有胆量；给…壮胆 · embolden 常表示因鼓励或成功而变得有胆量；nerve 更正式，多指面对困难时给自己打气。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 nerve 记成“赐予神经力量”：神经一强，胆量就来（给人勇气）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学叙述 动词 nerve 多用于正式或书面语，常见于表示鼓起勇气或给予力量的搭配，日常口语中较为少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 nerve 中的 /ɝv/ 押韵。注意：nervous /ˈnɝvəs/ 和 never /ˈnɛvɚ/ 形近但发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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