IT»rai have sth on the brain {informal) to think about sth all the time, especially in a way that is annoying 某 事萦绕心头；过分热衷：He has sex on the brain.他脑子 里想的全是性。一more at beat v., blow v., cudgel v.,

PICK V., RACK V.

■ verb [VN] [informal) to kill a person or an animal by hitting them very hard on the head 猛击…的脑袋致死 brain-box /'breinbDks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun {BrE, /n/ormo/) a person who is very intelligent 脑瓜灵的人 brain-child /'breintXaild/ noun [sing.] an idea or inven­tion of one person or a small group of people (

小群体的]i主意，发明

'brain damage noun [U] permanent damage to the brain caused by illness or an accident (疾病、事故导 致的）脑损伤>_15口丨11-€131113§6€1〇办 'brain-dead adj. 1 suffering from serious damage to the brain and needing machines to stay alive 脑死亡的 2 {humorous) very stupid and boring; not intelligent 愚笨的；愚不可耐的

'brain death noun [U] very serious damage to the brain that cannot be cured. A person who is suffering from brain death needs machines to keep them alive, even though their heart is still beating. “死亡（脑功能永久

丧失，尽管+、脏仍然跳动）

'brain drain noun [sing.] [informal) the movement of highly skilled and qualified people to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more money (国家的）人才流失

brain-less /'bremlas/ adj. stupid; not able to think or talk in an intelligent way 愚蠢的；先头脑的 brain-power /'breinpau9(r)/ noun [U] the ability to think; intelligence 智能；智另.. brain.stem /’breinstem/ /7〇w/7  解）the central

part of the brain, which continues downwards to form the spinal cord 脑干

brain-storm /'breinstoim; NAmE -stoirm/ noun [sing.]

1                  (8r£) a sudden inability to think clearly which causes unusual behaviour突然神志不清；脑译病：She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single guesrion.她考试时脑子里突然一片混乱，一个题也没答。

2                  [NAm£) = brainwave(I)

brain-storm-ing /'bremstoimir)； NAmE -stoirm-/ noun [U] a way of making a group of people all think about sth at the same time, often in order to solve a problem or to create good ideas 集思、广益：a brainstorming session 一个集思广益的讨论备^1>以11.5!：〇11111^/?:[\^]价0^1- storm as many ideas as possible.      [also V]

brain surgery noun [U] it’s not 'brain surgery {informal) used to emphasize that sth is easy to do or understand (强调容易完成或理解）这又不是大脑开刀 HTTI rocket science ： Look, this is^t brain surgery we’re doi’ng here.听着，我们在这儿做的事又不像大脑弄 刀那么难。

'brain-teaser noun a problem that is difficult but fun to solve有趣的难题

brain.wash /•breinwDj';    -wa:J; -W3:J7 verfe 〜sb

(into doing sth) to force sb to accept your ideas or beliefs, for example by repeating the same thing many times or by preventing the person from thinking clearly 给（某人）洗脑；强制说服：[VN] TTie group is accused 〇/ brafmvas/iing its young members•那个团体被指控对 牵轻成员洗脑。◊ Women have been brafmvcwheti into thinking that they must go out to work in order to fulfil themsdves.妇女们被反复灌输的思想是：她们必须 出去工作，才能实现自己的价值。[alsoVN，VNtoinfl ► brain-wash-ing noun [U]： the victims of brainwashing and torture饱受洗脑和南体折磨的人 brain-wave /'breinweiv/ noun 1 {NAmE also brain­storm) a sudden good idea ^;妙计：J’ve had a brainwave/我灵机一动，想出于个主意★! 2 an elec­trical signal in the brain 脑电波 brainy /'breini/ adj. {informal) very intelligent 明的

braise /breiz/ verb [VN] to cook meat or vegetables very slowly with a little liquid in a closed container 锻： braising steak (= that is suitable for braising)

肉排