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brain


/breɪn; bren/
n
1 [C] organ of the body that controls thought, memory and feeling, consisting of a mass of soft grey matter inside the head 脑
*a disease of the brain 脑部疾患
* The brain is the centre of the nervous system. 脑是神经系统的中枢.
* [attrib 作定语] brain surgery 脑外科.
2 [U, C often pl 常作复数] mind or intellect; intelligence 头脑; 智力
*He has very little brain. 他没有什么头脑.
* She has an excellent brain. 她很有头脑.
* You need brains to become a university professor. 当大学教授要有才智.
* He has one of the best brains in the university. 他是这所大学里才智出众的人.
3 (a) [C] (infml 口) clever person; intellectual 聪明人; 知识分子
*He is one of the leading brains in the country. 他是国家的知识分子精英.
(b) the brains [sing v] (infml 口) cleverest person in a group 智力超群的人
*He's the brains of the family. 他是全家最聪明的人.
* She was the brains behind the whole scheme. 她是整个方案背後的主脑.
4 (idm 习语) blow one's brains out => blow1. cudgel one's brains => cudgel. have sth on the brain (infml 口) think about sth constantly; be obsessed by sth 一心想着某事物; 对某事物入迷
*I've had this tune on the brain all day but I can't remember what it's called. 我脑海里整天回荡着这个曲调, 但我想不起来叫什么了. pick sb's brains => pick3. rack one's brain(s) => rack2. tax one's/sb's brains => tax.

v [Tn] kill (a person or an animal) with a heavy blow on the head (猛击头部)打死(人或动物)
*(fig infml 比喻, 口) I nearly brained myself on that low beam. 那低矮的横梁险些把我的头撞碎.


用作肉食的某些动物的头脑

brain




the brain of certain animals used as meat
1. Explosions of rage pump up the brain's arousal system, leaving you more angry, not less.
    怒气的爆发激起了大脑的兴奋系统,使人更加愤怒,而不是相反。

2. Because females do not have this tendency (this brain division is known to be influenced by male sex chemicals), girls who perform well in mathematics are doing so because they are superior in their overall mental development.
    因为女性不具备这种趋势(人脑的这种分工已知是男性激素影响的结果),数学好的女孩是因为她们的整体智力发育很好。

3. Brain research shows that our view of the world is limited by our genes and the experiences we've had.
    大脑研究表明,人们对外界的看法受到遗传基因及个人经历的局限。

4. But brain theory could simply not explain the questions we wonder about most:
    但大脑研究理论就是无法解释我们最想弄清的问题:

5. When he finishes, the entire reading, writing, and math patterns he needs to know are impressed right on his brain.
    离开时,他所需要掌握的全部读、写和数学模式都直接印入了他的大脑。

6. Why fool around for years drilling kids, when all education really is made up of is a set of very mixed brain patterns?
    既然一切教育实际上是由一套错综复杂的头脑模式组成的,那何必还要浪费那么多年的时间来训练孩子呢?

7. Within the first six months of life the human brain doubles in capacity; it doubles again by age four and then grows rapidly until we reach sexual maturity.
    人脑的容量在生命开始的最初六周增长了一倍,到四岁时又增长一倍,其后大脑的容量迅速发展直到性成熟为止。

8. The truth dawned on him after a few seconds of distillation in the brain.
    在脑中经过几分钟去伪存真的思考后, 他开始明白了真相。

9. They give us valuable practice in helping the eyes, brain and muscles to work together.
    它们在使眼睛, 头脑和肌肉协同动作方面提供宝贵的锻炼机会.

10. The brain surgeon asked the nurse to pass him a probe.
    脑外科医生要护士将探针递给他。

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