FTTH have sth on the
brain (informal) to think about sth all the time,
especially in a way that is annoying ^ He has sex on the brain,
Si®— more at beat v., blow v., cudgel v.,
PICK V., RACK V.
m verb [VN] (informal) to kill a person or an animal by hitting
them very hard on the head • • • (ft A brain-box /‘breinbDks; NAmE -barks/ noun (BrE, informal) a person who is very intelligent M/Hj*cEftA brain-child /'breintjaild/ noun [sing.] an idea or invention of one
person or a small group of people ( A AM
'brain damage noun [u] permanent damage to the brain caused by illness or an accident (
Ifclft ) MMfft ► brain damaged adj.
'brain-dead adj. 1 suffering from serious damage to the brain and needing machines to
stay alive MAtlft 2 (humorous) very stupid and
boring; not intelligent MArKM
‘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. ( I® xi ft .A A
'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 ( ) AAEA
brain-less /'breinlas/ adj. stupid; not able
to think or talk in an intelligent way MUfft; A AM (ft brain-power /'breinpaua(r)/ noun [U] the ability to think; intelligence UA
brain-stem /’breinstem/ noun (anatomy |?) the central
part of the brain, which continues downwards to form the spinal
cord M ft
brain-storm /'breinstaim; NAmE -stoirm/ noun [sing.]
1
(BrE) a sudden
inability to think clearly which causes
unusual behaviour 31 A if ; M W 'In: She had
a brainstorm in the exam and
didn’t answer a single question.
2
(NAmE) = brainwave(I) .
brain-storm ing /'breinstoimir); NAmE-storrm-/ 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 a brainstorming session
•AHKAi&lfthl"i&A ► brain-storm verb: [VN] Brainstorm as many ideas as possible. [also V]
brain surgery noun [u] iTTITTI it’s not brain surgery {informal) used to emphasize
that sth is easy to do or understand ( )
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FS771 rocket science
: Look, this isn’t brain
surgery
we’re doing here. MJA&JLfMAX Aft AMftT
m^'A0o
'brain-teaser noun a problem that is difficult but fun to solve ^ @(ft*flS
brain-wash /'breinwDj'; NAmE -wa:J; -wo:J/ verb ~ 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 ( £ A ) ttl®; MJiM:
[VN] The
group is accused of brainwashing its young members. UP A 0 # f# Jjf A ^ 5$ M life If o o Women have been brainwashed into thinking that they must go out to work
in order to fulfil themselves. IQ A tf] *fc % * H (ft & ft £ :
and torture
brain-wave /'breinweiv/ noun 1 [NAmE also brainstorm) a sudden good idea ^ ^ ; hp if : I’ve had a
brainwave! #1—zft, ft L4i 7 A A
E A! 2 an electrical signal in the brain
brainy /'breini/ adj. (informal) very intelligent
f $lft
braise /breiz/ verb [VN] to cook meat or vegetables very
slowly with a little liquid in a closed container 'JH : braising steak (= that is suitable for braising) {A-WiAfft
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