brain

• 指位于颅骨内、控制思维、记忆、感觉和身体活动的器官。也可指智力、头脑或聪明的人。

A noun referring to the organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity in the body.

1. Organ of the bodyA2formal

   The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity.

   脑

   • The human brain is incredibly complex.
   • She suffered a brain injury in the accident.
   • Doctors are studying how the brain processes emotions.

   同义词cerebrumencephalongray matter

2. Intelligence or intellectB1informal

   A person's intellectual capacity or ability to think.

   智力

   • He has a brilliant brain for mathematics.
   • She used her brain to solve the puzzle quickly.
   • You need to use your brain to figure this out.

   同义词cognitionintellectintelligencemindreasonsenseunderstandingwit

   反义词dullnessfoolishnessidiocystupidity

3. Smart personB1informal

   A very intelligent person, often used informally.

   聪明人

   • She is one of the best brains in the research team.
   • The company hired a top brain from the university.
   • He is a real brain when it comes to computers.

   同义词brainiaceggheadgeniusintellectmastermindwhizwizard

• 动词，指用力击打某人的头部；也非正式地表示绞尽脑汁、苦思冥想。

A verb meaning to hit someone hard on the head, or (informally) to think hard or rack one's brains.

1. Hit on the headC1informal

   To strike someone violently on the head, often with a heavy object.

   重击头部

   • The robber brained his victim with a baseball bat.
   • In the movie, the hero brained the villain with a rock.
   • He threatened to brain anyone who came near.

   同义词bashbopcloutconkknockstrike