brainstorm
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/us/ˈbreɪn.stɔːrm/(of agroupofpeople) tosuggesta lot ofideasfor afutureactivityveryquicklybeforeconsideringsome of them morecarefully:
自由讨论,集思广益,脑力激荡Theteamgot together to brainstorm (theproject).组员们聚集在一起(就这个项目)集思广益。
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- intimate
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
brainstorm
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/us/ˈbreɪn.stɔːrm/US(UKbrainwave)
asuddencleveridea:
(突发的)奇想;灵感;妙计The toy'sinventorwaswatchinghischildrenplayonedaywhen hehad abrainstorm.这个玩具的发明者有一天在看他的孩子们玩的时候突然有了灵感。
an idea
- ideaI've got an idea - why don't we ask John for help?
- planThe plan is to hire a car when we get there.
- thoughtHave you had any thoughts on presents for your mother?
- suggestionHave you got any suggestions for improvements?
- brainwaveUKI wasn't sure what to do and then I had brainwave - I could ask Anna for help.
- brainstormUSShe was stuck until she had a brainstorm and the solution came to her.
UK
asuddenstateof beingunabletothinkclearly:
突然神志不清,一时糊涂I must havehada brainstorm - I wentshoppingandforgotto take anymoney.我当时一定是傻了——我出去买东西却忘了带钱。
Ideas, concepts and theories
- abstract
- afterthought
- anthropocentrism
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- foundation stone
- great minds think alikeidiom
- hunch
- hypothesis
- idea
- ideologue
- non-practical
- nonconceptual
- nostrum
- opinion
- panspermia
- tenet
- theory
- thinking
- trope
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