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单词 brain drain
释义
brain drain
noun[S]
uk
/ˈbreɪn ˌdreɪn/us
/ˈbreɪn ˌdreɪn/
thesituationin whichlargenumbersofeducatedand veryskilledpeopleleavetheirowncountrytoliveandworkin another one wherepayandconditionsarebetter:
（国家的）人才流失，人才外流
Britainhassufferedahugebraindraininrecentyears.英国近年来人才外流现象十分严重。
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(Definition ofbrain drainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brain drain| American Dictionary

brain drain
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/ˈbreɪn ˌdreɪn/
thelossof manyhighlyskilledandeducatedpeoplefrom onecountryto anothercountry
(Definition ofbrain drainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

brain drain| Business English

brain drain
noun[S]
uk
us
HR,POLITICS
asituationin whichlargenumbersofeducatedandskilledpeopleleavetheirowncountryorareatoliveandworkin another one where they canearnmoremoneyorconditionsarebetter:
There arefearsthatcutsinsciencefundingcouldleadto abraindrainto the US.
Faced with abraindrain, theaerospaceindustryisthinkingofcreativewaystoattractandkeeptalent.
(Definition ofbrain drainfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrain drain

brain drain
Without such a vision 'braindrain' is difficult to avoid.
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Contemporary instances of conflicting loyalties might be characterised as an internal 'braindrain', from public to private medicine.
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The so-called "braindrain" would naturally not be curbed, it would indeed be encouraged; it would have to be.
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This is already being reflected in a kind ofbraindrain.
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Thebraindrainhas begun and it will accelerate.
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There seems to be a kind of reversebraindrainfrom developing countries to the developed world, of which we are the beneficiaries.
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I shall now say a few brief words about morale, which has also been mentioned, and the possibility of abraindrain.
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All this could lead to abraindrainon the spot; abraindrainamong scientists continuing to work here in this country.
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Again and again we hear about thebraindrainand the fact that people with high technical qualifications are leaving this country.
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Morale is low in the scientific community and abraindrainamong the best graduates is again evident.
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However, much more thought must be given to this reversebraindrain.
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I can imagine nothing that would encourage thebraindrainmore.
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I said that thebraindrainwas not due solely to the tax factor, but was in part, a major part, due to it.
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Otherwise, we should not have the tremendousbraindrainof nurses and doctors that we have.
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Indeed, in some cases thebraindrainis reversed at present.
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