职场英语流行美语对话:brainstorm 绞尽脑汁,费尽心机
brain指"智能,脑力,智慧",storm指"激发".两者的合成词的意思即为"突然想到",颇像汉语成语"灵机一动".例如:Then I got a brainstorm.(于是我灵机一动,计上心来。)
A: I hear that you're designing a new building. Have you finished it? 我听说你正在设计一座新建筑,是否已经完成了?
B: Not yet. I am brainstorming for an unique one. 还没有。我正费尽心机,想设计一座风格独特的建筑。
A: Why not ask Jack to help? Maybe he can give you some novel ideas. 为什么不让杰克帮帮你呢?或许他能给你一点新奇的主意。
B: That's a good idea. 说得对。
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俚语俗语拓展:和brain有关的英语短语及俗语
be full of brains, have good [plenty of] brains 聪明,好脑筋
man of brains 聪明人
have no brains 没头脑,笨
have a lucid brain 思路清晰,头脑清醒
the brain of the conspiracy 阴谋的策划者
electron brain〔俚语〕电脑,电子计算机
beat [cudgel, pound, puzzle, rack] one's brains 绞脑汁,苦思
beat one's brains out 拼命,竭力 (she beat her brains out studying. 她拼命用功)
blow sb.'s brains out 使某人脑袋开花
coin one's brains 想方设法挣钱
get [have] (sth.) on thebrain 专心,全神贯注在(某事上)
overtax one's brains 用脑过度
pick [suck] sb.'s brains 采用〔窃取〕某人的主张〔想法,知识,研究成果等〕
turn sb.'s brain 冲昏某人头脑,使自以为了不起
water on the brain 脑水肿
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