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单词 brainchild
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brainchildbrain‧child /ˈbreɪntʃaɪld/ noun [singular] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A new game, the brainchild of Andrew Wilson, was launched in 1999.
  • The new computer system is the brainchild of our systems manager.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It was the brainchild of Eric Kaye who lives in the area and had already published a history of the airfield.
  • Pavilions of Splendour is the brainchild of Gwyn Headley who says the idea was born from a growing demand for unusual properties.
  • The Jospin administration's job-creating brainchild was greeted with hoots of derision when it was announced in 1997.
  • The musical is the brainchild of Anthony and Rosalie Calabrese, who together wrote the book, music and lyrics.
  • This approach to grammatical analysis is largely the brainchild of Chomsky.
  • This was the brainchild of Martin and Hermon Bond, two farmers, who had more than a passing interest in golf.
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Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone has invented
· The Hydro-Ram is an invention which makes it easier for firemen to get people out of crashed cars.· The wedge is an important early mechanical invention.· More than any other single invention, writing has transformed human consciousness.
something such as a completely new fashion, a character in a book etc, that someone has invented using their imagination: · Agatha Christie's greatest fictional creation was the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.· Chef Michael Almay's creations will make you want to come back again and again.
something new that is being used for the first time, or a new way of doing something: · In those days, the automobile was a recent innovation.· Electric lighting was still considered a daring innovation when it was installed in my grandfather's house.innovation in: · Innovations in information technology have completely transformed the way students work.
something that a particular person invented, especially something such as an idea, method, or system: brainchild of: · The new computer system is the brainchild of our systems manager.· A new game, the brainchild of Andrew Wilson, was launched in 1999.
an idea, plan, organization etc that someone has thought of without any help from anyone elsebrainchild of The festival was the brainchild of Reeves.
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