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

• 10. They brainstorm.
  10.他们会进行头脑风暴。
• 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。
• You can use online collaboration to brainstorm and share ideas or projects interactively with others using Web 2.0 tools.
  您可以使用在线协作进行头脑风暴并通过Web2.0工具与他人交互式共享思想或项目。
• '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？”
• 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。
• After that, brainstorm what resources you need to apply to each solution in under five minutes.
  在这之后，五分钟的时间里你要头脑风暴，想出你需要的资源并运用于每一种解决方法中。
• I like to collaborate with team members and brainstorm ideas to help reach communal goals.
  我愿意参与团队合作、进行头脑风暴以帮团队达成共同目标。
• They can not only spot them, but brainstorm successful and innovative ways to fix them.
  他们不仅能够发现问题，并能头脑风暴出成功创新的方法来解决问题。
• 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。
• We need to come up with new ideas so let's brainstorm first.
  我们必须想出些新点子，所以就让我们先作脑力激荡。