touch/hit a (raw) nerve

to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally 〔尤指无心地〕触到敏感话题；触到痛处

Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve.

无意间他触到了别人的痛处。

Examples from the Corpus

touch/hit a (raw) nerve• They also touched a nerve of public anxiety.• Our article touched a raw nerve.• Q: Why has that era hit a nerve with people now?• The theatrical farce touches a nerve.• I had finally touched a nerve.• The subject of hawkers had touched a raw nerve.• The charge has hit a nerve, persuading the company to earmark 265 Levantine buildings for special restoration.• The wide current appeal of such music seems to touch a nerve of communal masochism.

→ touch/hit a (raw) nerve at nerve1(3)

词汇	touch/hit a (raw) nerve
释义	touch/hit a (raw) nerve touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally 〔尤指无心地〕触到敏感话题；触到痛处 Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve. 无意间他触到了别人的痛处。 Examples from the Corpus touch/hit a (raw) nerve• They also touched a nerve of public anxiety.• Our article touched a raw nerve.• Q: Why has that era hit a nerve with people now?• The theatrical farce touches a nerve.• I had finally touched a nerve.• The subject of hawkers had touched a raw nerve.• The charge has hit a nerve, persuading the company to earmark 265 Levantine buildings for special restoration.• The wide current appeal of such music seems to touch a nerve of communal masochism. → touch/hit a (raw) nerve at nerve1(3)
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