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brain[brein]- n.
- 【动物学】无脊椎动物的神经中枢,神经系统中相当于(脊椎动物的)脑的部分,神经束,神经结
- [常用复数]智慧,智能,脑力,聪明,智力天赋,才智;理解力
- [比喻、口语]脑袋,头脑,智力
- [常用复数][口语]智囊;(一小组活动的)主要组织者,筹划者,谋划(或策划)组织者,负责人;后台老板;(组织、机构里把握全局的)中枢人物
- [口语]智者,绝顶聪明的人
- [俚语]老板
- 精明;狡猾
- 电子计算机,电脑,计算装置,微机(泛指计算机等自动装置,可执行人脑的一项或多项功能,如计算、控制、指导等) (=electronic brain)
- (导弹等的)制导系统
- (任何系统的)控制中枢(如冷却或供暖系统中的恒温器)
- [the brain][俚语]列车(运行)调度室
- [美国俚语]
- 列车员
- (商船上的)高级船员
- 侦探
- [复数][英国讽刺语](伦敦警察厅)刑侦部侦探
- vt.
- 击碎(或打碎、打破)…的脑袋致死;砸出…的脑浆,(猛击头部)打死(人或动物):
to brain the monkey with a heavy rock 用一块大石头把猴头砸烂 - [俚语]狠击(或重击、猛击)…的头部:
I'll brain you if you don't keep quiet. 如果你不保持安静的话,我就敲你的脑袋。 What are you doing,braining your little sister? 你在干吗呀,猛击你小妹的头?
- 短语:
- addle one's brain(或head) 搞得头昏脑胀
- An idle brain is the devil's shop(workshop). [谚语]脑闲歹意生。(或:脑闲生百邪。)
- bat the brains out of someone 狠狠打击某人
- bear a brain
- beat(或rack,cudgel等)one's brains
- 绞脑汁,苦苦动脑筋,苦思冥想
- 苦干,努力工作;努力完成;与困难做斗争
- beat one's brains out
- [口语]
- (为某问题)绞尽脑汁,苦思冥想
- 猛击自己的头部自杀
- beat someone's brains out [口语]打碎某人脑袋致死,砸出某人的脑浆;狠狠打击某人
- blow out one's brains (举枪等)击头部自杀,打得脑袋开花而自杀 [亦作blow one's brains out]
- blow someone's brains out (用枪等)打得某人脑袋开花致死
- busy one's brains =rack one's brains
- cloud someone's(或the)brain 损害某人的智力(或理解力、判断力等)
- coin one's brains 动脑筋挣钱
- crack one's brain(s) 发狂
- cudgel one's brain(s) =rack one's brains
- dash one's brains out (用枪、石等)击脑自杀;把自己撞得脑袋开花
- dash someone's brains out (用枪、石等)把某人打得脑浆迸裂
- fuck one's brains out [美国俚语、粗俗语]长时间起劲地性交
- get one's brains fried
- get on the brain 念念不忘,对某事入(或着)了迷,迷上了(某事),专心致志于,热衷于,使萦绕于脑际
- go off one's brain [口语](因欢喜、生气、焦急等)发狂(尤指狂喜)
- have not(或have not got)a brain in one's head 没有头脑
- have one's brain on a leash [美国口语]喝醉酒
- have one's brains on ice [口语]头脑冷静,很镇定沉着
- have on the brain [口语]专心致志于,热衷于,迷上了(某事),使萦绕于脑际;念念不忘
- make someone's brain reel 使某人头晕目眩
- on the brain 着迷,念念不忘(常与have连用)
- pick(或suck)(someone's)brains
- 吸取(某人)的意见(或知识)为己所用
- 向(某人)请教;向某人询问有关问题(或资料、情报等)供自己使用
- [俚语]窃取(某人)脑力劳动的成果
- rack(或puzzle,ransack)one's brain(s) (或head,wits) (为某事)绞尽脑汁,苦思冥想
- soak into someone's brain 逐渐为某人所领悟(或明确理解)
- softening of the brain
- suck(someone's) brains =pick someone's brains
- turn someone's (或the) brain [口语]使某人神志恍惚;使某人头脑发昏;使某人头脑失去平衡;使某人得意忘形
- use one's brain(或wits) 动脑筋,好好想想
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