职场英语：brainstorm 绞尽脑汁，费尽心机

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