brain

noun

头 in head

1. 脑
   the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory and feeling
   1. damage to the brain
      脑部损伤
   2. brain cells
      脑细胞
   3. She died of a brain tumour.
      她死于脑瘤。
   4. a device to measure brain activity during sleep
      检测睡眠时脑部活动的仪器

食物 food

2. （供食用的）动物脑髓
   the brain of an animal, eaten as food
   1. sheep's brains
      羊脑

智力 intelligence

3. 智力；脑力；逻辑思维能力
   the ability to learn quickly and think about things in a logical and intelligent way
   1. It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true.
      不必费多大脑筋就知道，两种说法不可能都是真的。
   2. Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age.
      老师们发现他小时候就很聪颖。
   3. You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job.
      这项工作既需要脑力又需要体力。

聪明人 intelligent person

4. 聪明的人；有智慧的人
   an intelligent person
   1. one of the best scientific brains in the country
      国家最优秀的科技人才之一
5. （群体中）最聪明的人；策划组织者
   the most intelligent person in a particular group; the person who is responsible for thinking of and organizing sth
   1. He's always been the brains of the family.
      这家人数他聪明。
   2. The band's drummer is the brains behind their latest venture.
      这位乐队鼓手是他们最近一次活动的策划人。

verb

1. 猛击…的脑袋致死
   to kill a person or an animal by hitting them very hard on the head

1. N-COUNT 脑；大脑
   Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
   1. Her father died of a brain tumour.
      她父亲死于脑瘤。
2. N-COUNT 头脑；智力
   Your brain is your mind and the way that you think.
   1. Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale...
      一旦停止用脑，人很快就会变得迟钝。
   2. Stretch your brain with this puzzle.
      用这个智力游戏锻炼你的思维能力。
3. N-COUNT 智力；智慧；头脑
   If someone has brains or a good brain, they have the ability to learn and understand things quickly, to solve problems, and to make good decisions.
   1. They were not the only ones to have brains and ambition...
      并不是只有他们聪明、有志向。
   2. I had a good brain and the teachers liked me.
      我很聪明，老师们都喜欢我。
4. N-COUNT 智囊；出谋划策者
   If someone is the brains behind an idea or an organization, he or she had that idea or makes the important decisions about how that organization is managed.
   1. Mr White was the brains behind the scheme...
      怀特先生是该项计划的幕后策划者。
   2. Some investigators regarded her as the brains of the gang.
      一些调查员认为她是该团伙的决策者。
5. VERB 猛击…的头部
   To brain someone means to hit them forcefully on the head.
   1. He had threatened to brain him then and there.
      他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
6. PHRASE 把…的脑袋打伤；把…脑袋打开花
   To beat someone's brains out or bash their brains in means to hit their head very hard, so that they are badly injured or killed.
   1. They stood over him with clubs raised as if to beat his brains out.
      他们举着棍子监视着他，好像要揍扁他的脑袋。
7. PHRASE （用枪）把…的脑袋打开花；射中…的头部
   To blow someone's brains out means to shoot them in the head, killing them.
   1. Give me all your money or I'll blow your brains out...
      把你所有的钱都给我，否则我就一枪把你的脑袋打开花。
   2. He blew his brains out with a shotgun.
      他用一支猎枪射中了他的脑袋。
8. PHRASE 一直想着；对…念念不忘
   If someone has something on the brain, they keep thinking about it.
   1. You've had chess on the brain since you were little.
      你从很小的时候就对下棋产生了浓厚兴趣。
9. PHRASE 请教；讨教
   If you pick someone's brains, you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you.
   1. Why should a successful company allow another firm to pick its brains?
      为什么一个成功的企业就得允许别的公司来讨教呢？
10. to rack your brains → see: rack

1. I suppose the shock had addled his poor old brain.
   我估摸这个打击已经把他那可怜的脑袋瓜搞糊涂了。
2. Her father died of a brain tumour.
   她父亲死于脑瘤。
3. Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale
   一旦停止用脑，人很快就会变得迟钝。
4. Stretch your brain with this puzzle.
   用这个智力游戏锻炼你的思维能力。
5. They were not the only ones to have brains and ambition
   并不是只有他们聪明、有志向。
6. I had a good brain and the teachers liked me.
   我很聪明，老师们都喜欢我。
7. Mr White was the brains behind the scheme
   怀特先生是该项计划的幕后策划者。
8. Some investigators regarded her as the brains of the gang.
   一些调查员认为她是该团伙的决策者。
9. He had threatened to brain him then and there.
   他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
10. They stood over him with clubs raised as if to beat his brains out.
    他们举着棍子监视着他，好像要揍扁他的脑袋。
11. Give me all your money or I'll blow your brains out
    把你所有的钱都给我，否则我就一枪把你的脑袋打开花。
12. He blew his brains out with a shotgun.
    他用一支猎枪射中了他的脑袋。
13. You've had chess on the brain since you were little.
    你从很小的时候就对下棋产生了浓厚兴趣。
14. Why should a successful company allow another firm to pick its brains?
    为什么一个成功的企业就得允许别的公司来讨教呢？
15. He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
    他需要进行紧急手术以清除脑部的一处血块。
16. The right side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.
    由于右脑遭受重创，我昏迷了一个月。
17. Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
    许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。
18. The patient's brain activity is monitored via electrodes taped to the skull.
    病人的大脑活动通过固定在其头骨上的电极进行监控。
19. She could suffer irreversible brain damage if she is not treated within seven days
    如果她在7天之内没有得到治疗，她的大脑有可能遭受不可逆转的损伤。
20. His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
    在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
21. There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.
    也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。
22. The reason for this is that the optic nerve is a part of the brain.
    这其中的原因在于视神经是大脑的一部分。
23. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain
    酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。
24. Brain scans have confirmed that the disease is in remission
    脑部扫描已经证实疾病得到了控制。
25. The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
    与对血液供应的损害相比，对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。
26. He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.
    他患有肾癌，还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。
27. The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.
    这种药物通过提高大脑中血清素的含量来产生疗效。
28. Neural networks are computer systems which mimic the workings of the brain
    神经网络是模拟大脑工作方式的计算机系统。
29. My brain was in buzz.
    我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
30. He suffered from suffusion of blood on the brain.
    他患脑溢血。

  mind brain intelligence wit【导航词义：智力】

  mind n. 头脑，智力

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人的思维或感知、想象等能力，无褒贬之意。

  brain n. 智力，智慧，头脑

〔辨析〕指能理解思考和快速学习的能力，通常用复数。

  intelligence n. 智力，理解力；聪明

〔辨析〕指学习、理解、思维、判断等的能力，也指聪明、聪慧。

  wit n. 头脑，机智

〔辨析〕指思维敏捷并能作出正确判断的能力，强调机敏，通常用复数。

n.

have sth on the brain

• 某事萦绕心头；过分热衷
  to think about sth all the time, especially in a way that is annoying
  1. He has sex on the brain.
     他脑子里想的全是性。

beat your brains out

• 绞尽脑汁；反复推敲
  to think very hard about sth for a long time

blow your/sb's brains out

• 枪击头部自杀 / 杀人
  to kill yourself/sb by shooting yourself/them in the head

cudgel your brains

• 冥思苦想；绞尽脑汁
  to think very hard

pick sb's brains

• 讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习）
  to ask sb a lot of questions about sth because they know more about the subject than you do

rack your brain(s)

• 绞尽脑汁；冥思苦想
  to think very hard or for a long time about sth
  1. She racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what she had said.
     她绞尽脑汁，想要回忆起她到底说过些什么话。

noun

1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers

   Synonym:    encephalon

2. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
   1. his mind wandered
   2. I couldn't get his words out of my head

   Synonym:    mindheadpsychenous

3. mental ability
   1. he's got plenty of brains but no common sense

   Synonym:    brainpowerlearning abilitymental capacitymentalitywit

4. the brain of certain animals used as meat

5. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
   1. Mozart was a child genius
   2. he's smart but he's no Einstein

   Synonym:    geniusmastermindbrainiacEinstein

verb

1. kill by smashing someone's skull

2. hit on the head