单词 | brain |
释义 | brain n 1 [C] organ of the body that controls thought, memory and feeling, consisting of a mass of soft grey matter inside the head 脑 a disease of the brain 脑部疾患 The brain is the centre of the nervous system. 脑是神经系统的中枢. [attrib 作定语] brain surgery 脑外科. 2 [U, C often pl 常作复数] mind or intellect; intelligence 头脑; 智力 He has very little brain. 他没有什麽头脑. She has an excellent brain. 她很有头脑. You need brains to become a university professor. 当大学教授要有才智. He has one of the best brains in the university. 他是这所大学里才智出众的人. 3 (a) [C] (infml 口) clever person; intellectual 聪明人; 知识分子 He is one of the leading brains in the country. 他是国家的知识分子精英. (b) the brains [sing v] (infml 口) cleverest person in a group 智力超群的人 He´s the brains of the family. 他是全家最聪明的人. She was the brains behind the whole scheme. 她是整个方案背後的主脑. 4 (idm 习语) blow one´s brains out => blow1. cudgel one´s brains => cudgel. have sth on the brain (infml 口) think about sth constantly; be obsessed by sth 一心想著某事物; 对某事物入迷 I´ve had this tune on the brain all day but I can´t remember what it´s called. 我脑海里整天回荡著这个曲调, 但我想不起来叫什麽了. pick sb´s brains => pick3. rack one´s brain(s) => rack2. tax one´s/sb´s brains => tax. brain, v [Tn] kill (a person or an animal) with a heavy blow on the head (猛击头部)打死(人或动物) (fig infml 比喻, 口) I nearly brained myself on that low beam. 那低矮的横梁险些把我的头撞碎. |
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