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单词 brainchild
释义
brainchild
noun[S]
uk
/ˈbreɪn.tʃaɪld/us
/ˈbreɪn.tʃaɪld/
anoriginalidea,plan, orinvention:
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Theprojectwas the brainchild of one of thestudents.这个方案是其中的一个学生想出来的。
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(Definition ofbrainchildfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brainchild| American Dictionary

brainchild
noun[U]
us
/ˈbreɪnˌtʃɑɪld/
somethingoriginallyinventedorthoughtof by someone:
Theencyclopediawas the brainchild ofhistorianJohnC. McCormick.
(Definition ofbrainchildfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

brainchild| Business English

brainchild
noun[S]
uk
/ˈbreɪntʃaɪld/us
anoriginalidea,plan, orobjectthat someone hasinvented:
the brainchild of sbTheprojectis the brainchild of a Britishprofessor.
(Definition ofbrainchildfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not the market forces, but the institution, thebrainchildof the planners, which has become crude and clumsy.
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Nevertheless, unless he deals with the appeals structure hisbrainchildwill suffer grievous mental damage before very long.
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Perhaps he would put up a strong defence of his grandfather'sbrainchild.
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Of course, many such projects were thebrainchildof the former director of the regionally managed services department—a man who had a penchant for privatisation.
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It turned out to be a rather expensivebrainchildfor the taxpayer.
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After all, the examination is almost theirbrainchild.
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This report is very much hisbrainchildand comes as the culmination of a whole series of actions brought about by him.
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The consortium is thebrainchildof a university professor and two of these corporate planning directors.
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It was thebrainchildof a couple of men who failed to persuade their masters in industry of the value of what they had done.
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It was in fact thebrainchildof my father, conceived as a means of curing jerrybuilding and improving the standards of housebuilding.
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Another dogmatistbrainchildwas the sickness benefit scheme.
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He has introduced his ownbrainchild—the enterprise zone.
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It is not just thebrainchildof a few people concerned with educational standards.
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That enterprise was thebrainchildof the trade union movement.
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The social chapter is thebrainchildof those who wish to centralise and make every country conform to what is inherently socialism.
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