| 单词 | brain-fever birds |
| 释义 | brain /brān/noun
ORIGIN: OE brægen; Du brein, dialect Ger Bregen brained adjective Having brains (esp as combining form, as in feather-brained) brainˈiness noun brainˈish adjective (Shakespeare)
brainˈless adjective
brainˈlessly adverb brainˈlessness noun brainˈy adjective (informal)
brainˈbox noun (informal)
brainˈcase noun The cranium brainˈchild noun (pl brainˈchildren) An original thought or work brain coral noun A coral with brain-like convolutions brain damage noun A general term covering all injury or disease of the brain, temporary or permanent brainˈ-damaged adjective brainˈ-dead adjective (also figurative). brain death noun The cessation of function of the brain, thought by some doctors to be the true indication of death, rather than the cessation of the heartbeat (also called cerebral or clinical death) brain drain noun The continuing loss of citizens of high intelligence and creativity through emigration brain fag noun (obsolete) Extreme tiredness of the nerves or brain brain fever noun Encephalitis, inflammation of the brain brain-fever bird noun An Indian cuckoo (Cuculus varius) that sings repetitively in the night brainˈpan noun The cranium brainˈpower noun Intellectual ability brainˈsick adjective Diseased in the understanding, deranged brainˈsickly adverb (Shakespeare). brainˈsickness noun brainˈstem noun The stem-like part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the cerebral hemispheres, and controlling certain major functions, eg the operation of the heart and lungs and the ability to be conscious brainˈstorm noun (informal)
brainˈstorming noun (orig US) The practice of thrashing out a problem, developing a strategy, etc by intensive group discussion in which ideas are put forward in an extempore manner brains trust noun
brainˈteaser noun (informal) A difficult puzzle or problem brainˈwash transitive verb To subject (a person) to systematic indoctrination or mental pressure to make him or her change his or her views or confess to a crime, etc brainˈwashing noun brainˈwave noun
on the brain (informal) As an obsession pick someone's brains see under pick1 |
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