单词 | brain-picking |
释义 | > as lemmasbrain-picking brain-picking n. (see to pick a person's brain at pick v.1 11d). ΚΠ 1843 Knickerbocker Oct. 382 Observe the wisdom of the ensuing sentence, illustrating that sort of brain-picking which some persons resort to. 1971 Times 3 May 3/3 It was, I learnt, the product of much thought, a good deal of brain-picking and some manipulation of balsa wood models. 2006 C. Langston Bicoastal Babe xvi. 154 It's time to do some serious brain-picking. < as lemmas |
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