1. to make someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I've never seen him so angry. His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers.
hit a nerve 例句
英汉例句
i'm afraid you had hit a nerve when you mentioned his dead wife, and his face darkened.
你提到他死去的妻子的时候,恐怕触起了他的伤心事,所以他的脸色阴沉下来。
i had a feeling i hit a nerve this afternoon.
我下午好像弄得很不愉快。
i hope this software-movie comparison has hit a nerve and motivated you to read on.
我希望这一对软件-电影的对比刺激了你的神经,使你想继续读下去。
in the battlefield of culture we have to work out strategies that are able to hit a nerve of our opponents.
在这个战场上,我们也要研究战略和战术,如何才能兵不血刃地攻击敌方的中枢神经。
i am afraid you have hit a nerve when you mention his dead wife, and his face darkened.
你提到他死去的妻子的时候,恐怕触起了他的伤心事,所以他的脸色阴沈下来。
if they own the future, why are these guys so sensitive? (on the other hand, i seemed to hit a nerve with a lot of bilton’s own readers.)