Слово англійською: brain

Іменник

Переклад brain українською: (головни́й) мо́зок, зді́бність (в робо́ті), тяму́щість, мо́зок (стра́ва)

noun

/breɪn/

[countable] the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory and feeling

brains

[plural] the brain of an animal, eaten as food

[uncountable, countable, usually plural] the ability to learn quickly and think about things in a logical and intelligent way

It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true.
Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age.
You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job.

[countable, usually plural] (informal) an intelligent person

the brains

[singular] the most intelligent person in a particular group; the person who is responsible for thinking of and organizing something

He's always been the brains of the family.
the brains behind something The band's drummer is the brains behind their latest venture.
He was the brains behind the robberies.

Word OriginOld English brægen, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch brein.

Idioms

beat your brains out

(especially North American English, informal) to think very hard about something for a long time
- I’ve been beating my brains out all weekend to get this script written.

blow your/somebody’s brains out

to kill yourself/somebody by shooting yourself/them in the head
- He put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out.
- While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out.

cudgel your brains

(old-fashioned, British English) to think very hard
- I had to cudgel my brains to remember her name.

have something on the brain

(informal) to think about something all the time, especially in a way that is annoying
- She's got football on the brain.

pick somebody’s brains

(informal) to ask somebody a lot of questions about something because they know more about the subject than you do
- I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions?

rack your brain(s)

to think very hard or for a long time about something
- She racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what she had said.
- We racked our brains but we couldn't come up with a solution.