| 词汇 | rack brain |
| 释义 | Idiom rack brainrack (your) brain/brains to think very hard, usually in order to remember something or to find a solution to a problem.I've been racking my brains but I still can't remember who wrote that play. rack (one's) brain(s)To struggle to recall or think of something. I've been racking my brain, but I still can't remember what Lydia's husband's name is. He racked his brains all weekend trying to think of a solution to the problem. rack one's brain(s)Fig. to try very hard to think of something. I racked my brains all afternoon, but couldn't remember where I put the book. Don't waste any more time racking your brain. Go borrow the book from the library. rack (one's) brainInformal To think long and hard: I racked my brain for hours trying to recall her name. rack one's brain, toTo strain to remember something or discover a solution. The rack here is the medieval instrument of torture on which the victim’s body was stretched until it broke. The idea is old; “we break our brains for naught” comes from 1530. The word “rack” came into use about 150 years later. |
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