含义: addlebrained

'adl,breind
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頭腦糊塗的, 愚蠢的

brain 成语

beat one's brains out

try very hard to understand or do something.

birdbrain

a person with a tiny brain, dumbo Hey, birdbrain. Why are you throwing money in the river?

brain

(See what a brain)

brain drain

emigration of intelligent people If Canada's best professors move away, it's called a brain drain.

brain is fried

brain is very tired or ruined by drug abuse After writing six exams, my brain was fried - too much studying!

brain storm

think of ideas together, think tank Our family decided to brain storm the problem of wasting food.

brain traffic

thoughts and information moving through the brain I wish I could turn off my mind when brain traffic is too heavy.

hairbrain

not sensible, irrational, crazy, kooky Eric is talking about a hairbrain plan to train ants as employees.

more money than brains

rich but not intelligent, money to burn, moneybags He bought a house but didn't use it, rent it or sell it. He has more money than brains!

pick the brains of

get ideas or information about something by asking an expert We picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem.

pick your brains

learn what you know, ask you questions Maria wants to pick your brains about Freud and Jung.

popcorn brain

one who has not learned to think, an airhead When I forgot my phone number they called me popcorn brain.

rack my brain

think hard, try to remember I've racked my brain, but I can't remember where I saw that man.

what a brain

what an intelligent person, what a bright girl What a brain! She got 98% on her math test.

birdbrained

stupid, lacking commonsense

bollock-brain

idiot, imbecile

brainbox

1. the head, the skull
2. a crash helmet

brained

extreme drug intoxication, affecting the mental faculties

braino

a very clever person

brains

1. fellatio; oral sex on a male; a blow job."So can I get some brains from you girl or what?"
2. the head of a gang

fuck someone's brains out

to have sex vigorously and with enthusiasm

shit-for-brains

someone who is very stupid

rack one's brains

try one's best to think；try to remember sth．one has known；think hard with little or no result 绞尽脑汁；努力思考仍无结果；尽力回忆
He racked his brains during the test trying to solve the difficult problem．考试时他绞尽脑汁试图把难题解出来。
Henry racked his brains trying to remember where he left his key．亨利想来想去，试图回忆起他把钥匙放在什么地方了。

pick one's brains

Idiom(s): pick one's brain(s)

Theme: INQUIRY

to talk with someone to find out information about something.
• I spent the afternoon with Donna, picking her brain for ideas to use in our celebration.
• Do you mind if I pick your brains? I need some fresh ideas.

have sth on the brain

Idiom(s): have sth on the brain

Theme: THOUGHT

to be obsessed with something. (Slang.)
• Bob has chocolate on the brain.
• Mary has money on the brain. She wants to earn as much as possible.

brain sb

Idiom(s): brain sb

Theme: VIOLENCE

to strike a person on the skull as if to knock out the person's brains.
• I thought he was going to brain me, but he only hit me on the shoulder.
• If you don't do it, I'll brain you.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

When you work you avoid temptation.

Beat your brains out

If you beat your brains out, you think hard about something but cannot solve, understand or remember it.

Bird-brain

Someone who has a bird-brain, or is bird-brained, is stupid.

Brain surgery

If something is not brain surgery, it isn't very complicated or difficult to understand or master.

Rack your brain

If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something. ('Rack your brains' is an alternative.)

beat one's brains out|beat|beat one's brains|brain

v. phr., slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed.

blow one's brains out|blow|brains

v. phr. 1. To shoot yourself in the head. Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out. 2. slang To work very hard; overwork yourself. The boys blew their brains out to get the stage ready for the play. Mary is not one to blow her brains out.
Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK.

brain bucket|brain|bucket

n., slang A motorcycle helmet. If you want to share a ride with me, you've got to wear a brain bucket.

brain drain|brain|drain

n., informal 1. The loss of the leading intellectuals and researchers of a country due to excessive emigration to other countries where conditions are better. Britain suffered a considerable brain drain to the United States after World War II. 2. An activity requiring great mental concentration resulting in fatigue and exhaustion That math exam I took was a regular brain drain.

brain trust|brain|trust

n. A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field. Albert Einstein gathered a brain trust around himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies.

brain-storm|brain|storm

v. To have a discussion among fellow researchers or co-workers on a project in order to find the best solution to a given problem. Dr. Watson and his research assistants are brain-storming in the conference room.

brainstorm

n. A sudden insight; a stroke of comprehension. Listen to me, I've just had a major brainstorm, and I think I found the solution to our problem.

chicken-brained|brain|brained|chicken

adj. Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. I can't understand how a bright woman like Helen can date such a chicken-brained guy as Oliver.

get one's brains fried|brains|fried|fry|get

v. phr., slang, also used colloquially 1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time. Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long they'll get their brains fried. 2. To get high on drugs. He can't make a coherent sentence anymore he's got his brains fried.

harebrained

adj. Thoughtless; foolish. Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience.

on the brain|brain|on

adj. phr., slang Filling your thoughts; too much thought about; almost always in mind. Mary Ann has boys on the brain. Joe's hobby is ham radio and he has radio on the brain most of the time.

pick the brains of|brain|brains|pick

v. phr. To get ideas or information about a particular subject by asking an expert. If you have time, I'd like to pick your brains about home computers.

rack one's brain|brain|rack

v. phr. To try your best to think; make a great mental effort; especially: to try to remember something you have known. Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left the book. Susan racked her brain trying to guess whom the valentine came from. John racked his brain during the test trying to solve the problem.

blow one's brains out

blow one's brains out
Shoot oneself in the head, as in Blowing one's brains out is more a man's type of suicide; women lean toward poison. [Early 1800s]

brain someone

brain someone
Hit someone hard on the head. For example, The roof collapsed and a bunk of plaster brained him, or I'll brain you if you don't get to those dishes! This term is used both literally (first example) and hyperbolically (second example). [Slang; 1930s]

brain trust

brain trust
A group of experts who serve as unofficial but vital advisers. For example, Each town manager seemed to have his or her own brain trust, which of course changed with every election. This term, closely associated with President Franklin Roosevelt's advisers on domestic and foreign policy in the early 1930s, was first recorded in 1910.

cudgel one's brains

cudgel one's brains
see rack one's brain.

on the brain

on the brain
see on one's mind.

pick someone's brain

pick someone's brain
Obtain ideas or information from another person, as in I'm out of ideas for decorating—let me pick your brain. This term alludes to picking clean a carcass. [Mid-1800s]