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nerveless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nerve·less /ˈnɜːvləs $ ˈnɜːrv-/ adjective written  used to describe someone’s fingers when they cannot hold something firmly, especially because they have had a shock 〔手指〕无力的;神经麻木的 The key fell from her suddenly nerveless fingers. 钥匙从她突然麻木的手上滑落。
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nervelessAlida Thorne, soft and nerveless and firmly-bounded as a fruit, expected at least one, possibly two, small parcels.A nerveless downhill rider can take two minutes out of a cautious descender in just 20 kilometres.The arms, suddenly nerveless, dropped me, and the Shetland sweater retreated smartly.Silently he took the notebook from her nerveless fingers and dropped it on the floor.The knife dropped from Grant's nerveless fingers and he staggered back, throwing up his right arm to shield his face.She put nerveless fingertips to her hot cheeks.Tufnell produced two nerveless overs straight after the break to keep Wright fretting one short of a seemingly inevitable hundred.
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nerveless
nerveless /ˈnɜːvləs $ ˈnɜːrv-/ adjective written
 Word Family: adjective: nervous, nerveless, nerve-racking, nervy, unnerving; noun: nerve, nerves, nervousness; verb: nerve, unnerve; adverb: nervously
used to describe someone’s fingers when they cannot hold something firmly, especially because they have had a shock:
    The key fell from her suddenly nerveless fingers.


nerve·lessBrE /ˈnɜːvləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɜːrvləs/ 🔊 adjectivehaving no strength or feeling 无力的;麻木的The knife fell from her nerveless fingers. 刀从她无力的手指间落下。🔊🔊having no fear 无畏的;镇定从容的;勇敢的She is a nerveless rider. 她是一位勇敢的骑手。🔊🔊 OPP nervous