/'breɪnwɒʃ; `bren,wɔʃ/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) force sb to reject old beliefs or ideas and to accept new ones by the use of extreme mental pressure 洗脑（以极大的精神压力迫使某人放弃旧的信念或思想而接受新的一套）
*(fig 比喻) I refuse to be brainwashed by advertisers into buying something I don't need. 我可不让广告商给我洗脑, 去买那些我不需要的东西.

v [T]
to make someone believe something that is not true, by using force, confusing them, or continuously repeating it over a long period of time
　Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group.
brainwash sb into doing sth
　Commercials brainwash consumers into buying things they don't need.
>brainwashingn[U]