brain
/breɪn; bren/ n
1 [C] organ of the body that controls thought, memory and feeling, consisting of a mass of soft grey matter inside the head 脑
a disease of the brain 脑部疾患
The brain is the centre of the nervous system. 脑是神经系统的中枢.
[attrib 作定语]
brain surgery 脑外科.
2 [U, C often pl 常作复数]
mind or intellect; intelligence 头脑; 智力
He has very little brain. 他没有什麽头脑.
She has an excellent brain. 她很有头脑.
You need brains to become a university professor. 当大学教授要有才智.
He has one of the best brains in the university. 他是这所大学里才智出众的人.
3
(a) [C] (infml 口) clever person; intellectual 聪明人; 知识分子
He is one of the leading brains in the country. 他是国家的知识分子精英.
(b) the brains [sing v]
(infml 口) cleverest person in a group 智力超群的人
He's the brains of the family. 他是全家最聪明的人.
She was the brains behind the whole scheme. 她是整个方案背後的主脑.
4 (idm 习语) blow one's brains out => blow1. cudgel one's brains => cudgel. have sth on the brain (infml 口) think about sth constantly; be obsessed by sth 一心想著某事物; 对某事物入迷
I've had this tune on the brain all day but I can't remember what it's called. 我脑海里整天回荡著这个曲调, 但我想不起来叫什麽了. pick sb's brains => pick3. rack one's brain(s) => rack2. tax one's/sb's brains => tax. brain, v [Tn]
kill (a person or an animal) with a heavy blow on the head （猛击头部）打死（人或动物）
(fig infml 比喻, 口) I nearly brained myself on that low beam. 那低矮的横梁险些把我的头撞碎.