strong nerves
strong
adverb
 informaluk /strɒŋ/ us /strɑːŋ/
 come on strong
UK
to behave towards another person in a way that is too severe, or that shows a strong sexual interest that the other person does not want: 露骨地调情，挑逗;言行过分，过于苛刻
I think you came on a bit strong - it wasn't her fault.你当时有些太过分了——又不是她的错。
US
to make an extra effort in order to be successful or to have control in a situation: （为了成功或控制局面而）额外努力
He came on strong in the early rounds to annihilate the competition.他在前几轮特别努力，希望能击溃对手。

strong | American Dictionary

strong
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/strɔŋ/

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (PHYSICALLY POWERFUL)

physically powerful or energetic:
You must be strong to be able to lift all that weight.
I feel a little stronger every day.
Strong winds blew down a number of trees.
The doctor prescribed a stronger pain-killer.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (DIFFICULT TO BREAK)

not easily broken or damaged:
The swings are strong enough for any of the kids.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (DETERMINED)

having a forceful and determined personality:
He has a strong personality, but don’t let him intimidate you.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (IMPORTANT)

having a lot of influence or importance:
My grandmother had a strong influence on me as a child.
He is a strong supporter of the arts in the city.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (PERSUASIVE)

believed or expressed without any doubt; persuasive:
She has strong opinions about many things.
There are strong arguments to support both sides.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (OBVIOUS)

easily noticed, felt, tasted, or smelled; obvious:
He bears a strong likeness to his brother.
This coffee is too strong!
There was a strong smell of gas.

strongadjective[-er/-est only] (REALISTIC)

likely or realistic:
There’s a strong possibility that the naval base will close next year.

strong | Business English

strong
adjective
uk /strɒŋ/us
an activity or industry that is strong is growing and becoming more successful:
Economic news has been better than expected, with retail sales remaining strong.
Worldwide sales benefited from a strong performance in Europe.
strong demand/growth/trading
a strong economy/market/sector
having or making a lot of money and so in a good financial position:
Commodity prices have remained extremely strong this year.
The Company maintains a strong financial position, with working capital of $33,500,000.
Several technology stocks are continuing to post strong gains on Nasdaq.
Nearly all leading markets enjoyed a strong performance during April, led by Wall Street.
strong balance sheets/cash flows
having existed for a long time and likely to remain successful:
While Europe has developed a strong position in mobile communications, substantial barriers still remain.
Owning a strong brand is key to having a successful business.
a strong link/relationship/alliance
used to describe behaviour or opinions that are firm and determined:
Scientists have been telling us for years that it is essential for us to take strong action on global warming.
Against strong opposition from some CEOs, investors moved to ensure that the roles of chair and CEO were separated.
strong leadership/management
strong commitment/interest/supportThere has been strong support in Congress for the proposals.
MONEY
a currency that is strong keeps or increases its value in relation to most other currencies:
Money experts anticipate the pound will remain strong against the dollar next year.
a strong dollar/euro/pound
 -strong
used after a number to show how many people belong to or are involved in something:
The call centre has an 80-strong workforce.
 be sb's strong point/suit
to be the thing that someone is particularly good at:
Financial planning does not seem to be the strong suit of many consumers in the modern world.
 a strong chance/possibility
used to say that something is likely to happen:
A sale of the business in three parts is a strong possibility.

Examples of strong

strong
Although, in principle, strong objections may be raised against such direct comparisons, some qualitative results have been obtained.
Structural consistency is an example of a strong rule that has the power to invalidate changes that yield physically unsupportable designs.
Economic returns from these projects may provide a strong incentive for such countries to participate.
However, differences in the nature of wage labour between the two regions were very strong, as a result of the specific route of the transition.
One patient was refused because the fact that she already had a 4-month baby did not by itself seem a sufficiently strong indication.
The numbers illustrate that nationally there have been two strong parties and other very small ones.
Note that intractability assumptions for random instances are much stronger than complexity-theoretic assumptions, which usually refer only to the worst case.
There was a stronger rationale for reform and both international and domestic factors played important roles.
This is because vowels in both primarily and secondarily stressed syllables are rendered strong and not weakened.
Table 6 shows that 60 per cent already had a strong commitment to teaching when they left school.
We may surmise that if the data collection and scoring procedures had been uniform across the three studies, the correlation would have been stronger.
In fact, strong reduction strategies are useful in all situations where symbolic matching has to be conducted in the scope of binders.
Recent studies have provided strong evidence in support of the above interpretation.
As these examples show, what we are dealing with here are areas of strong structural equivalence between the two languages.
In these cases, strong responses differ substantially in measured amplitude in a way that is most readily explained as the result of eye-movements.
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