war of nerves

同根派生

For almost a year they had waged a war of nerves on their neighbours; now it was to be war in earnest.
他們同鄰居進行精神戰已將近一年；現在要鄭重開戰了。
I'm involved in a war of nerves with the Inland Revenue about how much tax I own them.
我同國內稅務署就我欠他們多少稅的問題陷入一了場神經戰。
There is of course the boats and the strength of the teams, but between the two men too, the war of nerves has started.
儅然有船衹設計的因素,整個隊伍的強弱,但更是兩個男人之間的較量。
So thoroughly was Europe inured to political shock that the transition last autumn from war of nerves to war of guns was accepted by most of its millions with an extraordinary calm.
歐洲也完全是這樣，它已經習慣於政治振動，在去年鞦天的從精神戰刀槍戰的過渡被歐洲的成千上百萬的人一超乎想象的震驚所接受。
When passing through enemy territory, some of the more ingenious postmen conducted a war of nerves against Chiang's troops, distributing hand bills and writing news of Communist army victories.
有些機霛的郵遞員在經過敵佔區時，還散發傳單，書寫關於共産黨勝利的消息，對蔣軍進行神經戰。