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brainbreInn [C]the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings and activity脑，大脑The surgeon used a laser to make a small incision into the brain / into the boy's brain.外科医生用激光将大脑 / 男孩的大脑开了一个小切口。Some foods are made from animal brains.有些食物是由动物的大脑制成的。The left / right brain is the left / right hemisphere (= half) of the brain.左 / 右脑是大脑的左 / 右半球。They examined changes in the brain cells / tissue of sufferers from the disease.他们察看了病人的脑细胞 / 组织的变化。Professional boxers are at risk of suffering from brain damage.职业拳击手要冒大脑损伤的危险。His wife died from a brain tumour.他妻子死于脑肿瘤。The relationship of brain size to intelligence is a matter of dispute.脑子大小与智力的关系是一个有争议的问题。Brain is used to refer to intelligence.脑子，智力;理解力Marie has an amazing brain (= is very intelligent).玛丽有惊人的智力。That can't possibly be the right way to do it - use your brain!那不可能是正确的方法----用脑子去做!Her brain was being addled (= She was confused) by the conflicting arguments.她的脑子被那些互相矛盾的争论给弄糊涂了。The conspiracy of which they were falsely accused did not exist, save in the fevered (= too excited by imagination) brains of the secret police.他们被诬告的“阴谋”根本不存在，只存在于秘密警察发热的头脑里。(infml) A brain is also a very intelligent person, esp. one who has spent a lot of time studying.极聪明的人;智者;智囊We've got the best brains in the land working on this problem.我们找到了国内最好的专家来解决此问题。(infml disapproving) You've got cars on the brain (= You never stop thinking and talking about them), can't we change the subject?你念念不忘汽车，难道我们不能换一个话题吗？Brain death happens when a person's brain stops working and they become brain dead even though a machine might be causing their heart to beat.脑死亡（大脑皮层死亡）She was declared to be brain dead and her family allowed the life-support machine to be switched off.她被宣布脑死亡，她的家人允许关闭生命维持器。A brain drain is when large numbers of educated and highly skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better.（科学家、学者大量向国外移居而造成的）人才流失，人才外流，智囊枯竭Ireland has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years.爱尔兰近年来人才外流十分严重。(infml) Brain power is your intelligence or your ability to think.脑力，智能Clea has plenty of brain power in the morning, but it wears off after lunch.克利尔早上脑力充沛但午饭后就疲乏了。A brain teaser is a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, esp. one which people enjoy trying to solve as a game.测验机敏的难题;令人迷惑的问题;难以理解的问题I can't work out how she knew where I lived--it's a real brain teaser.我弄不懂她是如何知道我住在那里的----这真是难以理解的问题。The paper publishes two brain teasers every Saturday.报纸每周六登出两道智力测验题。(Am) A brain trust is a group of people who advise a leader.智囊团;顾问团;咨询团The candidate's brain trust is gathering this weekend to plan strategy for the primary election.候选人的智囊团这个周末要聚会策划初步选举的策略。A brain wave is any of several patterns of electrical activity in the brain.脑（电）波 [BRAINWAVE]
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