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Brainstorm Ideas Suddenly ˈbreɪnstɔːm Noun Sudden English N Count

The word "brainstorm" can mean a sudden mental block or confusion, a sudden good idea (especially in British English where "brainwave" is also used), or a group activity to generate many ideas.

The word "brainstorm" has multiple meanings depending on the context. As a noun, it can refer to a sudden inability to think clearly (often associated with confusion or a "brain fade") or a sudden, clever idea (also known as a "brainwave" in British English). As a verb, it means to have a meeting where a group generates as many ideas as possible to solve a problem or achieve a goal.

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brainstorm
/bre͟ɪnstɔː(r)m/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一时糊涂;头脑发热 If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
  [BRIT 英]
  • I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.

    我有时会头脑发热,挥霍无度。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]突然想到的好主意;灵感 If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly have a clever idea.
  [AM 美]
  • '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
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[VERB 动词]集思广益;集体献计 If a group of people brainstorm, they have a meeting in which they all put forward as many ideas and suggestions as they can think of.
  [V]
  [V n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

brainstorming
  • Hundreds of ideas had been tried and discarded during two years of brainstorming.

    在两年的集思广益期间,已经有上百种设想方案被一一尝试又放弃。


Oxford brain·storm / ˈbreɪnstɔːm ; NAmE ˈbreɪnstɔːrm / noun [singular ] 1 ( BrE) a sudden inability to think clearly which causes unusual behaviour 突然神志不清;脑猝病 She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single question. 她考试时脑子里突然一片混乱,一个题也没答。 2 ( NAmE) =
brainwave
brainstorm brainstorms brainstormed brainstorming
brain·storm / ˈbreɪnstɔːm ; NAmE ˈbreɪnstɔːrm /
LDC
brainstorm1 noun
brainstorm2 verb
brainstormbrain‧storm1 /ˈbreɪnstɔːm $ -stɔːrm/ ●○○ noun
Examples
Collocations
1[countable usually singular] American English a sudden clever idea SYN brainwave British English:  Kirby had a sudden brainstorm.2[countable] British English informal if you have a brainstorm, you are suddenly unable to think clearly or sensibly:  I must have had a brainstorm that afternoon.
brainstorm1 noun
brainstorm2 verb
brainstormbrainstorm2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
Collocations
to have a discussion or meeting with other people at work, to suggest a lot of ideas for an activity or for solving a problem:  Employees get together and brainstorm ideas some of which get developed and some don't.
WDF

brainstorm

[ˈbreɪnstɔ:m]brainstormed, brainstorming, brainstorms

IELTS
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Spoken:

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集思广益(65%),脑猝病(21%),好主意(14%)
n.集思广益;头脑风暴;灵机一动
vt.集体讨论;集思广益以寻找
vi.集体讨论;动脑筋;出主意

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