单词 | to busy one's brains |
释义 | > as lemmasto busy one's brains a. to busy one's brains: to spend time trying to think about something, esp. something considered trivial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > be absorbed in [verb (intransitive)] buryc1380 porec1387 sinka1400 withgoa1400 founce1430 resta1500 intend?1504 to busy one's brains?1532 lose1604 immerse1667 to give into ——1692 to make a study of1884 ?1532 J. G. tr. Myrrour or Lokynge Glasse of Lyfe xii. sig. h.iiiv His enemye the deuyll..is redy to busy his braynes about worldly maters. 1600 J. Lane Tom Tel-Troths Message 14 The Monkes like monkies hauing long blacke tailes, Tell olde wiues tales to busie simple braines. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 214 Let me rather busie my brains in quest of what a Magus was. 1718 C. Cibber Non-juror p. ii It may be necessary to divert the Sullen and Disaffected from busying their Brains to disturb the Happiness of a Government. 1796 G. Colman Iron Chest ii. ii. 51 What would you say, now, should a meddling knave Busy his brains with matters..Which concern you alone? 1837 F. Chamier Walsingham I. xiv. 273 When first I was taken to the Café, I busied my brains how I could turn it to account to avoid you. 1892 W. A. Ellis tr. R. Wagner Art-work of Future (1993) 143 Only the second- or third- rate poetasters..still busied their brains with the players. 1917 J. H. Moulton Treasure of Magi ii. v. 161 This will serve as a fair sample of the ingenuities with which the mediaeval Parsi Fathers busied their brains. 2007 K. Larson Reenchantment liii. 231 Especially those folks who busy their brains with talk of what's fair, as if that's the most important thing we need to consider in our lives. < as lemmas |
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