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nervous system

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈnervous ˌsystem noun [countable]  HBMPyour nerves, brain, and spinal cord, with which your body feels pain, heat etc and your movements are controlled 神经系统
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nervous systemFirst, since nicotine is a central nervous system stimulant, it produces almost the same effects on the body as caffeine.The helium in his gas mixture fried his nervous system.What is the mechanism in the animal's nervous system that makes this possible?He never had the same nervous system as I.. This was something I was coming to learn.Amativeness, that is, love, and the nervous system, are in the most perfect mutual sympathy.This interpretation in no way diminishes the enigma of the relationship between electrochemical events in the nervous system and conscious experiences.But drinking too much over a period of months or years damages far more than the nervous system.
ˈnervous ˌsystem nounChineseSyllable
brain, Corpus spinal with nerves, and cord, your which


nervous system
ˈnervous ˌsystem noun [countable]
your nerves, brain, and spinal cord, with which your body feels pain, heat etc and your movements are controlled


nervous systemBrE /ˈnɜːvəs sɪstəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɜːrvəs sɪstəm/ 🔊 nounthe system of all the nerves in the body 神经系统   see also central nervous system