Word
brainpower
智能
mental ability
- 1.
Mental ability; intelligence.
智力;智能
- 2.
Intelligent people considered or regarded as a group.
被视为一个群体的聪明人
智囊;智力;智能;被视为一个群体的聪明人
In use
The company invests heavily in brainpower by hiring top researchers.
Solving this complex problem requires a lot of brainpower.
The project succeeded thanks to the collective brainpower of the team.
have the brainpower to do sth
She has the brainpower to solve this problem.
她有解决这个问题的智力。
use one's brainpower
You need to use your brainpower to figure it out.
你需要运用你的智力来解决它。
require brainpower
brainpower 表示智能时不可数。
This task requires a lot of brainpower.
这项任务需要很多脑力。
Common mistakes
He has a great brainpower.He has great brainpower.
brainpower 是不可数名词,不能用不定冠词 'a' 修饰。
Many brainpowers are working on this project.Much brainpower is working on this project.
brainpower 表示智力,不可数,不能加复数 -s,应用 much 修饰,动词用单数。
Connections
Collocations
- boost brainpower
- 增强脑力;提升智力
- Getting enough sleep is one of the best ways to boost brainpower.充足睡眠是增强脑力的最佳方法之一。
- human brainpower
- 人的智力;人类的脑力
- No computer has yet matched human brainpower in understanding context.在理解上下文方面,还没有计算机能媲美人类的智力。
- collective brainpower
- 集体智慧
- The challenge was solved thanks to the collective brainpower of the team.这个难题靠团队的集体智慧得以解决。
- brainpower drain
- 人才流失;智力外流
- The country is suffering a brainpower drain as young engineers move abroad.随着年轻工程师移居国外,这个国家正面临人才流失。
- brainpower shortage
- 人才短缺;智力资源不足
- Many tech companies report a growing brainpower shortage.许多科技公司报告称人才短缺日益严重。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
brain(大脑)+power(力量):大脑的力量就是智力;一群有这种力量的人就是“智囊”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、商务交流、新闻报道 brainpower 表示“智力/智能”或“被视为有智慧的群体”时,多用于一般对话、商务交流和新闻报道等场合,是比较中性的常用词;既不算很正式,也不算很随意。
Grammar Note
表示智力或思维能力的总称。
Pronunciation & Spelling
flower、tower、shower 都以 -ower 结尾,与 brainpower 中 -power 的 /paʊə/ 押韵;crane、drain、chain 都含 -ain,与 brain- 的 /breɪn/ 押韵。注意:lower(更低的)和 rower(划桨者)形似但读音不同(/ˈləʊə/)。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.