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单词 brain
释义
brain
noun
uk
/breɪn/us
/breɪn/
A2[C]
theorganinside theheadthatcontrolsthought,memory,feelings, andactivity:
脑，大脑
Doctorstrieddesperatelytoreducetheswellingin her brain.医生想尽一切办法缩小她脑部的肿块。
Theaccidentlefthim withpermanentbraindamage.事故给他造成了永久性大脑损伤。
Hiswifediedfrom a braintumour.他妻子死于脑瘤。
C1[C]
used to refer tointelligence:
头脑；智力
Marie has anamazingbrain(= is veryintelligent).玛丽的智力惊人。
That can'tpossiblybe therightway to do it -useyourbrain!那样做肯定不对——动动脑筋！
Thepoorchildinheritedhis mother's brains and his father'slooks.这个可怜的孩子继承了妈妈的头脑和爸爸的长相。
He's got brains but he's toolazyto use them(= he isintelligentbutlazy).他人很聪明，但就是懒得动脑子。
[Cusually plural]informal
a veryintelligentperson,especiallyone who hasspenta lot oftimestudying:
极聪明的人；智者；智囊
We have thebestbrains in thelandworkingon thisproblem.我们找到了国内最好的专家来解决这个问题。
the brains[S]
the mostintelligentpersonin agroup,especiallythepersonwhoplanswhat thegroupwill do:
（机构组织中主管全局的）最聪明的人；策划组织者
My little brother's the brainsofthefamily.我们家数我弟弟聪明。
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  • Gorillas,chimpanzees, andgibbonsare allanthropoidapes, havinglongarms, notails, andhighlydevelopedbrains.
  • Thedoctorswereworriedthat he might havesufferedbraindamage.
  • Thevirusattacksspecificcellsin the brain.
  • We still don'tfullyunderstandhow the brainworks.
  • He had abloodclotremovedfrom his brain.
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The brain & nervous system
  • allism
  • allistic
  • amygdala
  • anterograde
  • arachnoid
  • brainwave
  • cerebellum
  • cerebral hemisphere
  • cerebrum
  • hemispherical
  • hippocampus
  • hypothalamus
  • innervate
  • innervation
  • interhemispheric
  • neurovascular
  • non-neural
  • on the spectrumidiom
  • parasympathetic
  • peripheral nervous system
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Idiom

havesomethingon the brain
brain
verb[T]
informal
uk
/breɪn/us
/breɪn/
tohitsomeone on thehead:
猛击…的头部
I'll brain you if you don'tkeepquiet.如果你不保持安静我就打你的头。
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Hitting and beating
  • at-risk
  • bangsomeoneup
  • basher
  • bashing
  • battered
  • belabour
  • bunch
  • butt
  • deck
  • head-butt
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
  • mess
  • swing
  • tansomeone'shideidiom
  • wallop
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  • whup
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(Definition ofbrainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brain| American Dictionary

brain
noun[C]
us
/breɪn/
theorganinside theheadthatcontrolsthought,memory,feelings, andphysicalactivity:
a braintumor
brainsurgery
Theyfoundfracturedribs, otherboneinjuries, and braindamage.
infmlA brain is also a veryintelligentperson:
We’ve got thebestbrains in thecountryworkingon thisproblem.
(Definition ofbrainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

brain| Business English

brain
noun
informal
uk
/breɪn/us
[C,usually plural]
a veryintelligentperson:
We've got thebestbrainsin theindustryworkingon thecars.
the brains[S]
thepersonresponsiblefor theplanningandmanagementof anactivityororganization:
the brains behind sthHe is the brains behind the corporation'ssuccess.
(Definition ofbrainfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrain

brain
The mouse brains were excised and collected for histopathological study and immunological analyses.
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The three techniques used had the same sensitivity for virus detection in bat brains (100 %).
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Studies have demonstrated that our brains contain neurally based 'body schema', or representations of our bodies.
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Our brains are plastic in the sense of being adaptable, able to learn to operate in new ways as the environment demands.
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The account also implies we couldn't survive severe amnesia or strokes that render our brains infant-like and in need of retraining.
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Replication of distinct scrapie prion isolates is region specific in brains of transgenic mice and hamsters.
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Two other chapters in this section cover the neuron, which is the brain's ' microprocessor ' and the many different neurotransmitter systems.
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One month after immunization brains were processed to detect b-galactosidase expression by immunohistochemistry.
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One boy tells another that their teacher: is always telling us to use our own hands and brains.
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How many subtypes of glia exist in the brains of invertebrates and mammals?
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Since every human being's history and circumstances are different, each brain's wiring is going to be quite unique.
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The idea that psychologists' choice of experimental paradigms has representation in the animals' brains is too, too much!
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Also, big brains would still remain adaptive even without niche construction.
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Three times he has infected our blood and brains with the bacillus of perfection.
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If the number of languages is finite, the enumeration might be inscribed as such in the brains of human infants.
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Collocationswithbrain

brain

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brain activation
At present, however, no data indicate that brain activation can be demonstrated whenever vivid dream reports are obtained.
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brain aneurysm
He died on 3/21/08 after falling into a coma from suffering abrainaneurysmon 3/17/08.
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brain cancer
A community group has counted 18 children with brain cancer and 3 children with brain cysts since 1996.
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