lose the nerve

• 畏缩；害怕；失去勇气

lose the nerve的用法和样例：

例句

1. He winces at the memory of that defeat.
   一想到那次失败他就畏缩了。
2. She ducked before the strong opponent.
   她在强敌面前畏缩了。
3. The little girl is afraid of thunder and lightning.
   这小女孩害怕雷声和闪电。
4. The soldier feared imminent death.
   那个士兵害怕逼在眼前的死亡。
5. The death of her mother disheartened her.
   她母亲的死使她失去勇气。
6. I wanted to write a novel but I lost my nerve when I sat down to do it.
   我想写本小说，但当我坐下来开始写的时候，就失去勇气了。