Illustration of brain
- 1 cerebral hemisphere
- 2 corpus callosum
- 3 ventricle
- 4 fornix
- 5 thalamus
- 6 pituitary gland
- 7 pons
- 8 medulla oblongata
- 9 spinal cord
- 10 cerebellum
- 11 midbrain
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brain
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural brains
plural brains
Learner's definition of BRAIN
[count]
1
: the organ of the body in the head that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts脑 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works.科学家们正在更多地了解人脑是如何工作的。
- The left and right sides of the brain have different functions.左脑和右脑功能不同。
- a brain injury/tumor脑损伤/肿瘤
- brain damage/surgery脑损害/手术
- brain cells/tissue脑细胞/组织
2
informal : the ability to think and reason : intelligence智力；脑力；逻辑思维能力 — often plural常用复数
- Don't be such an idiot—use your brain. [=head]别像个白痴似的，动动脑子！
- She has a good brain. [=she is smart]她脑子好使。
- I'm sorry—I don't know where my brain is today. [=I'm not thinking clearly today]抱歉，不知为什么今天我的脑袋瓜不怎么好使。
- If he had half a brain [=if he was at all smart], he would have left a long time ago.如果他多少有点头脑的话，早就离开了。
- If he had any brains, he would have left a long time ago.如果他有一点点头脑的话，早就离开了。
- She has both brains and beauty.她既聪明又美丽。
3
informal : a very intelligent person很有智慧的人；很聪明的人
- The other children always teased him about being such a brain.他聪明绝顶，别的孩子总爱拿这个跟他开玩笑。
- She is one of the best brains [=intellects, minds] in the field.她是这个领域最有智慧的人之一。
◊ If you are the brains of/behind something, you are the person who thinks of plans or makes important decisions for a group.出谋划策者；智囊
- She's the brains of this organization.她是这个机构的智囊。
- He was the brains behind the scheme.他是这个方案的策划人。
beat/bash someone's brains out
informal or US beat/bash someone's brains in : to hit someone on the head in a way that causes serious injury or death : to beat someone very badly重击某人头部（以致重伤或死亡）
- They threatened to beat my brains in if I ever came here again.他们威胁说，我要是再来这里就打爆我的头。
blow someone's brains out
informal : to kill someone with a shot to the head : to shoot someone fatally in the head用枪击头部致死
- When he refused to hand over the money, the robbers threatened to blow his brains out.他拒绝把钱交出来，抢劫者就威胁要开枪打得他脑袋开花。
cudgel your brain/brains
informal + old-fashioned : to think very hard : to rack your brain绞尽脑汁；苦苦思考
- I cudgeled my brains for a solution to the problem.我绞尽脑汁想找出解决问题的办法。
on the brain
informal : always in your thoughts萦绕于脑际；念念不忘
- I've had pizza on the brain all day. [=I've been thinking about pizza all day]一整天我脑袋里想的都是比萨饼。
- He's got sex on the brain. [=he's always thinking about sex]他满脑子想的都是男欢女爱。
pick someone's brain/brains
informal : to talk to someone in order to get helpful information or advice向（某人）打探情况；咨询（某人的）意见
- Do you have a moment? I need to pick your brain about a little situation that has come up.有时间吗？出了点情况，我想听听你的意见。
rack your brain/brains
2 brain /ˈbreɪn/ verb
brains; brained; braining
2 brain
/ˈbreɪn/
verb
brains; brained; braining
Learner's definition of BRAIN
[+ object] informal
: to hit (someone) on the head very hard猛击（某人）头部
- The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.一根大树枝掉下来，差点砸到我的头。
1
a
: the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull and continuous with the spinal cord through the foramen magnum that is composed of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures (such as glia) and that integrates sensory information from inside and outside the body in controlling autonomic function (such as heartbeat and respiration), in coordinating and directing correlated motor responses, and in the process of learning compare forebrain, hindbrain, midbrain
b
: a nervous center in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brain
brained; braining; brains
Example Sentences
Noun Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works. The left and right sides of the brain have different functions. The other children always teased him about being such a brain. Verb The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022 The problem-solving tasks will vary widely to ensure a workout for all parts of the brain. cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 Carhart-Harris and his coauthors posited that perhaps the effect was the result of boosting connections between different parts of the brain. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 Those people underwent cognitive and mental health testing and received a diffusion MRI of the brain. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 In a 2019 review article on memory perspective, St. Jacques noted that shifting your vantage and fabricating an entirely new scene rely on the same mental processes occurring in the same regions of the brain. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 The Infrared Sauna Blanket V4 detoxifies the body, relaxes the mind, boosts your mood, promotes glowing skin, and ignites a healthy DOSE of your brain’s feel-good chemicals (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Endorphins). Olivia O'bryon, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 On one occasion, he was hit by a piece of shrapnel and lost a portion of his brain, according to the Post. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 But the regions of the brain responsible for self-regulation do not develop any faster or earlier than before. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The man who could brain Mr. Lingk with Rusty’s ashes, or the one who could harm and tie up a helpless old lady, would almost certainly be game for something that nasty. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2022 This can help alleviate back and neck stress and give your eyes and brain a break from the screen. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 28 July 2022 They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 Jan. 2022 The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. Anna Blaustein, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2021 Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation’s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. Daniel R. George, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2021 Then of course there’s me, spying on these other women — and some dads, too — instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. Washington Post, 4 June 2021 See More
Noun
Their new model tracks spatial information in a way that parallels the inner workings of the brain. Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022 The problem-solving tasks will vary widely to ensure a workout for all parts of the brain. cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 Carhart-Harris and his coauthors posited that perhaps the effect was the result of boosting connections between different parts of the brain. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 Those people underwent cognitive and mental health testing and received a diffusion MRI of the brain. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 In a 2019 review article on memory perspective, St. Jacques noted that shifting your vantage and fabricating an entirely new scene rely on the same mental processes occurring in the same regions of the brain. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 The Infrared Sauna Blanket V4 detoxifies the body, relaxes the mind, boosts your mood, promotes glowing skin, and ignites a healthy DOSE of your brain’s feel-good chemicals (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Endorphins). Olivia O'bryon, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 On one occasion, he was hit by a piece of shrapnel and lost a portion of his brain, according to the Post. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 But the regions of the brain responsible for self-regulation do not develop any faster or earlier than before. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Verb
The cancer initiative is personal for Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The man who could brain Mr. Lingk with Rusty’s ashes, or the one who could harm and tie up a helpless old lady, would almost certainly be game for something that nasty. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2022 This can help alleviate back and neck stress and give your eyes and brain a break from the screen. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 28 July 2022 They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 Jan. 2022 The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. Anna Blaustein, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2021 Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation’s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. Daniel R. George, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2021 Then of course there’s me, spying on these other women — and some dads, too — instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. Washington Post, 4 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English brægen; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to Greek brechmos front part of the head
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of brain was before the 12th century Phrases Containing brain
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