brain

n.脑；智慧；聪明的人；（群体中）最聪明的人

vt.打破…的脑袋；打…的头部

noun

头 in head

1. 脑
   the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory and feeling
   1. damage to the brain
      脑部损伤
   2. brain cells
      脑细胞
   3. She died of a brain tumour.
      她死于脑瘤。
   4. a device to measure brain activity during sleep
      检测睡眠时脑部活动的仪器

食物 food

2. （供食用的）动物脑髓
   the brain of an animal, eaten as food
   1. sheep's brains
      羊脑

智力 intelligence

3. 智力；脑力；逻辑思维能力
   the ability to learn quickly and think about things in a logical and intelligent way
   1. It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true.
      不必费多大脑筋就知道，两种说法不可能都是真的。
   2. Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age.
      老师们发现他小时候就很聪颖。
   3. You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job.
      这项工作既需要脑力又需要体力。

聪明人 intelligent person

4. 聪明的人；有智慧的人
   an intelligent person
   1. one of the best scientific brains in the country
      国家最优秀的科技人才之一
5. （群体中）最聪明的人；策划组织者
   the most intelligent person in a particular group; the person who is responsible for thinking of and organizing sth
   1. He's always been the brains of the family.
      这家人数他聪明。
   2. The band's drummer is the brains behind their latest venture.
      这位乐队鼓手是他们最近一次活动的策划人。

verb

1. 猛击…的脑袋致死
   to kill a person or an animal by hitting them very hard on the head

名词复数形式:brains 现在分词:braining 过去式:brained 第三人称单数:brains 过去分词:brained

brain 脑

词源不详。

1. I suppose the shock had addled his poor old brain.
   我估摸这个打击已经把他那可怜的脑袋瓜搞糊涂了。
2. Her father died of a brain tumour.
   她父亲死于脑瘤。
3. Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale
   一旦停止用脑，人很快就会变得迟钝。
4. Stretch your brain with this puzzle.
   用这个智力游戏锻炼你的思维能力。
5. They were not the only ones to have brains and ambition
   并不是只有他们聪明、有志向。
6. I had a good brain and the teachers liked me.
   我很聪明，老师们都喜欢我。
7. Mr White was the brains behind the scheme
   怀特先生是该项计划的幕后策划者。
8. Some investigators regarded her as the brains of the gang.
   一些调查员认为她是该团伙的决策者。
9. He had threatened to brain him then and there.
   他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
10. They stood over him with clubs raised as if to beat his brains out.
    他们举着棍子监视着他，好像要揍扁他的脑袋。
11. Give me all your money or I'll blow your brains out
    把你所有的钱都给我，否则我就一枪把你的脑袋打开花。
12. He blew his brains out with a shotgun.
    他用一支猎枪射中了他的脑袋。
13. You've had chess on the brain since you were little.
    你从很小的时候就对下棋产生了浓厚兴趣。
14. Why should a successful company allow another firm to pick its brains?
    为什么一个成功的企业就得允许别的公司来讨教呢？
15. He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
    他需要进行紧急手术以清除脑部的一处血块。
16. The right side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.
    由于右脑遭受重创，我昏迷了一个月。
17. Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
    许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。
18. The patient's brain activity is monitored via electrodes taped to the skull.
    病人的大脑活动通过固定在其头骨上的电极进行监控。
19. She could suffer irreversible brain damage if she is not treated within seven days
    如果她在7天之内没有得到治疗，她的大脑有可能遭受不可逆转的损伤。
20. His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
    在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
21. There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.
    也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。
22. The reason for this is that the optic nerve is a part of the brain.
    这其中的原因在于视神经是大脑的一部分。
23. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain
    酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。
24. Brain scans have confirmed that the disease is in remission
    脑部扫描已经证实疾病得到了控制。
25. The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
    与对血液供应的损害相比，对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。
26. He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.
    他患有肾癌，还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。
27. The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.
    这种药物通过提高大脑中血清素的含量来产生疗效。
28. Neural networks are computer systems which mimic the workings of the brain
    神经网络是模拟大脑工作方式的计算机系统。
29. My brain was in buzz.
    我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
30. He suffered from suffusion of blood on the brain.
    他患脑溢血。