英語短語：Lose one's nerve 驚慌失措

表達(dá) “lose one’s nerve” 的意思是 “屈服于恐懼和焦慮，失去了做某件事情的勇氣，驚慌失措”。人們常常用這個表達(dá)來勸他人 “別害怕”：“Don’t lose your nerve.”。

例句
Sarah really lost her nerve when she had to speak in front of a big crowd. She was sick afterwards.
當(dāng)莎拉不得不在一大群人前講話時，她變得驚慌失措。之后她身體很不舒服。

The footballer didn’t lose her nerve as she scored the penalty.
那名足球運動員在射點球時沉著應(yīng)戰(zhàn)，一腳破網(wǎng)。

Just relax – don’t lose your nerve – you’ll pass the exam.
放松點，別慌張，你會通過考試的。