brainstorm

英 [ˈbreɪnstɔːm]

美 [ˈbreɪnstɔːrm]

n.  突然神志不清; 脑猝病
vt.  集中各人智慧猛攻

现在分词：brainstorming　复数：brainstorms　过去式：brainstormed　第三人称单数：brainstorms　过去分词：brainstormed　

BEC

BNC.36600 / COCA.20387

牛津词典

noun

• 突然神志不清；脑猝病
  a sudden inability to think clearly which causes unusual behaviour
• 突然神志不清；脑猝病
  a sudden inability to think clearly which causes unusual behaviour

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一时糊涂；头脑发热
  If you have abrainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
  1. I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.
     我有时会头脑发热，挥霍无度。
• N-COUNT 突然想到的好主意；灵感
  If you have abrainstorm, you suddenly have a clever idea.
  1. 'Look,' she said, getting a brainstorm, 'Why don't you invite them here?'
     “对了，”她灵机一动说道，“你干吗不请他们到这儿来？”

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 brainwave


• VERB 集思广益；集体献计
  If a group of peoplebrainstorm, they have a meeting in which they all put forward as many ideas and suggestions as they can think of.
  1. The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other...
     她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
  2. We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.
     我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。

英英释义

noun

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
  Synonym:insightbrainwave

verb

• try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

双语例句

• Unless you have a brainstorm. I don't see how we're going to get out of this.
  除非你能想出一着妙计，不然我看不出我们如何能摆脱困境。
• We really think it is a huge opportunity to brainstorm.
  我们确实认为集思广益是个巨大的机会。
• Brainstorm about the questions you and they would like the database to answer.
  就您和大家希望数据库能够解答的问题进行集体讨论。
• Set aside time to do creative thinking by yourself, or brainstorm with a partner.
  为自己留出时间去想些创造性的主意，或和伙伴来一场头脑风暴吧。
• Brainstorm with your teammates and cohorts on all the possible ways to contact and interact with your clients.
  和您的队友及同伴集体讨论与客户联系交互的所有可能的方法。
• You can brainstorm and create a high-level overview of your Web site very easily.
  您可以很容易地进行集体讨论（brainstorm）并创建出Web站点的高层概要。
• The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other
  她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
• 'Look,' she said, getting a brainstorm, 'Why don't you invite them here?'
  “对了，”她灵机一动说道，“你干吗不请他们到这儿来？”
• Once you know your instinctive style, brainstorm ways to make it work for you, not against you.
  一旦你知道自己的本能行为风格，采用”头脑风暴“得出让它为你效劳的途径，而不是让它与你背道而驰。
• We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.
  我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。