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单词 brain
释义 brain

—brain /breɪn/

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noun
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A2 [C] the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity:
» Doctors tried desperately to reduce the swelling in her brain.» The accident left him with permanent brain damage.» His wife died from a brain tumour.Thesaurus+: ↑The brain and nervous system
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C1 [C] used to refer to intelligence:
» Marie has an amazing brain (= is very intelligent).» That can't possibly be the right way to do it - use your brain!» The poor child inherited his mother's brains and his father's looks.» He's got brains but he's too lazy to use them (= he is clever but lazy).Thesaurus+: ↑The brain and nervous systemThesaurus+: ↑Intelligence , ↑Perceptive
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F0 [C usually plural] INFORMAL a very intelligent person, especially one who has spent a lot of time studying:
» We've got the best brains in the land working on this problem.Thesaurus+: ↑Intelligent people
the brains [S]
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F0 the cleverest person of a group, especially the person who plans what the group will do:
» My little brother's the brains of the family.Thesaurus+: ↑Intelligent people
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Extra Examples:» Gorillas, chimpanzees, and gibbons are all anthropoid apes, having long arms, no tails, and highly developed brains.» The doctors were worried that he might have suffered brain damage.» The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.» We still don't fully understand how the brain works.» He had a blood clot removed from his brain.
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verb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for brain
► F0 to hit someone on the head: » I'll brain you if you don't keep quiet.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing pain
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