brain·wash

verb

/ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/

/ˈbreɪnwɔːʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they brainwash	/ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/ /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃ/
he / she / it brainwashes	/ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪz/ /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃɪz/
past simple brainwashed	/ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/ /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃt/
past participle brainwashed	/ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/ /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃt/
-ing form brainwashing	/ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃɪŋ/

to force somebody to accept your ideas or beliefs, for example by repeating the same thing many times or by preventing the person from thinking clearly给（某人）洗脑；强制说服
- brainwash somebody The group is accused of brainwashing its young members.那个团体被指控对年轻成员洗脑。
- brainwash somebody into doing something Women have been brainwashed into thinking that they must go out to work in order to fulfil themselves.妇女们被反复灌输的思想是：她们必须出去工作才能实现自己的价值。
- They were brainwashed into believing that their leader was all-powerful.他们被反复灌输的思想是他们的领袖无所不能。