绞尽脑汁
jiǎo​jìn​nǎo​zhī

to rack one's brains

  • created reference approved 绞尽脑汁/絞盡腦汁 → 费尽心思/費盡心思 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绞尽脑汁 / 絞盡腦汁 jiǎo​jìn​nǎo​zhī

    费尽心思 / 費盡心思 fèi​jìn​xīn​si

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 绞尽脑汁/絞盡腦汁 · jiǎo​jìn​nǎo​zhī · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绞尽脑汁 / 絞盡腦汁

    jiǎo​jìn​nǎo​zhī

    to rack one's brains

    to strain one's mind to the limit; to think very hard about something

    绞 (literal) → 绞/絞 · jiǎo · to twist 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up 脑汁 (bound) → 脑汁/腦汁 · nǎo​zhī · mental energy

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