| 单词 | 脑汁 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔REMEMBER〕Desperately, Irvin racked his brains, but there was nothing he could tell them. 欧文拼命地绞尽脑汁回忆，但实在想不出什么来告诉他们。朗文写作活用〔REMEMBER〕She racked her brains, trying to remember what David had said. 她绞尽脑汁想记起戴维说了些什么话。朗文写作活用〔apply〕We applied our minds to finding a solution to our problem.我们绞尽脑汁寻求解决问题的办法。牛津高阶〔awkward〕There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.然后是一段令人尴尬的沉默，我们都绞尽脑汁地想说点儿什么。剑桥高阶〔brainpower〕Solving this problem has taken all my brainpower.解决这个问题令我绞尽了脑汁。剑桥高阶〔brain〕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。韦氏高阶〔brain〕Our scientists are beating their brains (out) trying to come up with a solution to the problem.我们的科学家正绞尽脑汁,力求找到解决这个问题的办法。英汉大词典〔brain〕She beat her brains out during the examination.在考试中她绞尽脑汁美国传统〔brain〕We racked our brains but we couldn't come up with a solution.我们绞尽脑汁也想不出解决方法。牛津搭配〔cast〕She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation.她绞尽脑汁寻找稳妥的话题。牛津高阶〔churn〕My mind was churning as I tried to think of what to say.在绞尽脑汁思考该说什么的时候，我的心里烦躁不安。韦氏高阶〔for the life of you〕I can't remember her name for the life of me.我绞尽脑汁还是想不起她的名字。剑桥高阶〔grind ... out〕I wish they would stop grinding out the same old propaganda.我总是希望他们不要再绞尽脑汁搞那种老调重弹的宣传。21世纪英汉〔grope for sth〕I'm groping for the right words here.我正在绞尽脑汁寻找此处合适的措词。剑桥高阶〔heart〕They had thought long and hard and finally come up with an idea after Janice's own heart.他们左思右想, 绞尽脑汁, 终于想出了一个符合贾尼丝心意的主意。外研社新世纪〔ingenuity〕Drug smugglers constantly use their ingenuity to find new ways of getting drugs into a country.毒贩们总是绞尽脑汁地寻找跨境贩毒的新花招。剑桥高阶〔labour〕Government officials labour their wits on tasks like these.政府官员们常为这类任务绞尽脑汁。英汉大词典〔maths〕The class was struggling to find the solution to a maths problem.全班同学正绞尽脑汁解答一道数学难题。牛津搭配〔mind〕Kate desperately searched her mind for some excuse.凯特绞尽脑汁想找个借口。牛津搭配〔ponder〕I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.我绞尽脑汁考虑该如何给他回信。牛津搭配〔puzzle〕I've puzzled over this question for a while, and I'm still not sure what the right answer is.这个问题我绞尽脑汁地想了好长时间，还是不能确定正确的答案是什么。麦克米伦高阶〔rack your brain/brains〕I've been racking my brain, but I can't remember his name.我绞尽脑汁还是想不起他的名字。韦氏高阶〔rack〕He racked his brains trying to remember where he had seen her before.他绞尽脑汁试图回忆起曾在哪里见过她。麦克米伦高阶〔rack〕I racked my brains, trying to remember his name.我绞尽脑汁想记起他的名字。朗文当代〔rack〕She began to rack her brains to remember what had happened at the nursing home.她开始绞尽脑汁地回忆在疗养院发生的事。外研社新世纪〔rack〕She began to rack her brains to remember what had happened at the nursing home.她开始绞尽脑汁地回忆在疗养院发生的事。柯林斯高阶〔rack〕She racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what she had said.她绞尽脑汁，想要回忆起她到底说过些什么话。牛津高阶〔search〕Simon searched his mind but couldn't come up with the answer.西蒙绞尽脑汁但想不出答案。麦克米伦高阶〔strain yourself〕Don't strain yourself trying to think of the answer. I can tell you what it is.别绞尽脑汁想答案了，我可以告诉你。韦氏高阶〔studiable〕They have studied the way of touting votes.他们在如何拉选票上绞尽了脑汁。21世纪英汉〔tear your hair out〕She's been tearing her hair out over the final chapter of her novel for the last month.一个月来，她绞尽脑汁地构思着小说的最后一章。剑桥高阶〔way〕I worked myself into frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous.我绞尽脑汁，处心积虑，就是为了让他嫉妒。柯林斯高阶〔wit〕He needed all his wits to find his way out.他需要绞尽脑汁找到出路。牛津高阶〔wit〕She had to use all her native wit to convince the police.她不得不绞尽脑汁去说服警察。牛津搭配〔worry at〕The scientist has worried at the problem during the last two months.科学工作者在过去的两个月里绞尽脑汁攻克难题。21世纪英汉〔wrestle〕He has had to wrestle with accusations of corruption.他得绞尽脑汁地处理各种有关腐败的指控。麦克米伦高阶〔wrestle〕I have been wrestling with this problem for quite some time.我一直绞尽脑汁设法解决这个问题。朗文当代〔wrestle〕She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem.她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。牛津高阶I cudgelled my brains, trying to remember her name.我绞尽脑汁，试图记起她的名字。剑桥国际In the gameshow, each contestant has to pit their wits against (= compete in a test of intelligence and knowledge with) the celebrity guest if they want to go for the star prize.在游戏节目中，每位参赛选手都得绞尽脑汁与特邀的名人对抗，如果他们想争取明星奖的话。剑桥国际She'll worry at those figures until she's sure they've been worked out properly.她将绞尽脑汁计算这些数字，直到肯定计算结果正确。剑桥国际She's been angling for an invitation for the last month.上个月，她一直在绞尽脑汁地想得到一次邀请。剑桥国际She's been tearing her hair out over the final chapter of her novel for the last month.上个月，她一直绞尽脑汁地构思着她小说的最后一章。剑桥国际 |
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