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    brain 的英语意思

    brainbrain1 /breɪn/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1organ [countable] the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move头颅内控制思维、情感和运动的器官:  Messages from the brain are carried by the central nervous system.大脑发出的信息由中枢神经系统传递。 the chemistry of the brain大脑的化学机制 the human brain人类大脑the right/left hemisphere of the brain (=the right or left side of the brain)(即大脑的左半球或右半球) Emotional responses are a function of the right hemisphere of the brain.情感反应是大脑右半球的功能。 She died of a brain tumour.她死于脑肿瘤。brain tissue/cell2intelligence [countable usually plural, uncountable] the ability to think clearly and learn quickly清晰思考、快速学习的能力:  If you had any brains, you’d know what I meant.你要是有点脑子,就会明白我的意思。 The job requires brains.这份工作需要动脑子。 Something’s addled your brains (=made you confused).什么东西把你的脑子搞糊涂了(即使你陷入混乱)。 Come on, use your brain, John.行了,动动脑子嘛,约翰。3person [countable usually plural] informal非正式 someone who is intelligent, with good ideas and useful skills聪明、有好主意且具备实用技能的人:  Some of our best brains are leaving the country to work in the US.我们国家一些最优秀的人才正在离开,去美国工作。 brain drain4food [uncountable] (also brains [plural]) the brain of an animal, used as food动物的脑髓,用作食物5have something on the brain informal非正式 to be always thinking about something脑子里总是想着某件事:  I’ve got that song on the brain today.我今天脑子里一直转着那首歌。6be the brains behind/of something to be the person who thought of and developed a particular plan, system, or organization, especially a successful one构思并主导某一(尤指成功的)计划、体系或组织的人:  Danny’s definitely the brains of the project.丹尼绝对是这个项目的智囊。7brain dead a)in a state where your brain has stopped working properly, even though your heart may still be beating即使心脏可能仍在跳动,大脑已停止正常运作的状态 b) informal非正式 in a state in which you seem stupid or uninteresting, especially because you live a boring life or are very tired看起来迟钝或无趣的状态,尤指因生活单调或极度疲倦所致8something is not brain surgery informal非正式 used to say that something is not difficult to do用于表示某事并不难做 bird-brain, hare-brained, → beat your brains out at beat1(22), → pick somebody’s brains at pick1(7), → rack your brain(s) at rack2(2)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2verbs动词have brains· You should have more brains than to smoke.· 你应该足够聪明,知道不该抽烟。use your brain· It’s easy if you just use your brain.· 只要动动脑子就很容易了。rack your brains (=try very hard to think of something)· If we all rack our brains we should come up with some ideas.· 如果我们都绞尽脑汁,应该能想出一些主意。pick somebody’s brains (=ask someone for ideas)· I thought I’d pick Greg’s brains about what to take with us.· 我想向格雷格请教一下,看看我们该带些什么。it takes/requires brains to do something· It takes brains to think of a plan like that.· 想出这样的计划需要聪明才智。something addles your brain (=makes you unable to think clearly)· The alcohol had addled his brain.· 酒精使他的大脑变得混乱。adjectives形容词a good/quick brain· It was obvious that Ann had a good brain.· Ann头脑聪明,这是显而易见的。
    brainbrain2 verb [transitive] informal非正式 to hit someone very hard on the head – used humorously用力打某人的头——幽默用法:  I wanted to brain him.我真想打他的头。