| 单词 | brain |
| 释义 | brain (once / 79 pages) 1n 2v The brain is the most complex organ in the body, located inside the protective skull. The word can also be used as a verb in the phrase "to brain," which means to injure or kill someone by hitting them in the head. The human brain has inspired many idioms, or colorful phrases. Thinking intently (or obsessively) about something means that you've got it "on the brain," and to "pick someone's brain" means to get their ideas on something. A puzzle is a "brainteaser, someone smart is called "a brain," and the person who runs something is said to be "the brains" of the operation. WORD FAMILYbrain: brained, braining, brainish, brainless, brains, brainy, forebrain, midbrain+/brainless: brainlessly/brainy: brainier, brainiest/forebrain: forebrains USAGE EXAMPLES“But on top of that he’s got a good brain, he works hard and he’s been playing with good teammates.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Championship rings ordered in shape of Bill Belichick’s giant brain. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In November, he was diagnosed again, this time with an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord Syn|Hyper encephalon neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system 2n that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason Syn|Hypo|Hyper head, mind, nous, psyche noddle an informal British expression for head or mind tabula rasaa young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) ego(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind unconscious, unconscious mindthat part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware subconscious, subconscious mindpsychic activity just below the level of awareness cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning 3n mental ability he's got plenty of brains but no common sense Syn|Hyper brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit intelligence the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience 4n someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality Syn|Hypo|Hyper Einstein, brainiac, genius, mastermind prodigy an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration boy wonderan extremely talented young male person child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder childa prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age girl wonderan extremely talented young female person intellect, intellectual a person who uses the mind creatively 5n the brain of certain animals used as meat 2Hypo|Hyper calf's brain the brain of a calf eaten as meat organs, variety meat edible viscera of a butchered animal 1v hit on the head Hyper hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 2v kill by smashing someone's skull Hyper kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly |
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