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reduce
nǎo
I. brain [breın] N
1. brain:
brain
nǎo
2. brain [常作复数]:
brain
头脑 tóunǎo
brain
智慧 zhìhuì
3. brain:
brain
聪明 cōngming de rén
brain
[常作复数] 智囊 zhìnáng
II. brain [breın] VB trans
brain
打碎脑袋 dǎsuìde nǎodai
brain
击打头部 jīdǎde tóubù
brain [breın]
have sth on the brain
一心想着某事 yīxīn xiǎngzhe mǒushì
剽窃某人脑力劳动成果 piáoqiè mǒurén de nǎolì láodòng chéngguǒ
rack [or wrack, cudgel] one's brains [or brain]
绞尽脑汁 jiǎojìn nǎozhī
brain-dead ADJ MED
brain-dead
死亡 nǎo sǐwáng de
brain death N MED
brain death
死亡 nǎo sǐwáng
brain drain N
brain drain
人才流失 réncái liúshī
brain trust, brains trust N
brain trust
智囊团 zhìnángtuán
brain trust
专家顾问团 zhuānjiā gùwèntuán
Present
Ibrain
youbrain
he/she/itbrains
webrain
youbrain
theybrain
Past
Ibrained
youbrained
he/she/itbrained
webrained
youbrained
theybrained
Present Perfect
Ihavebrained
youhavebrained
he/she/ithasbrained
wehavebrained
youhavebrained
theyhavebrained
Past Perfect
Ihadbrained
youhadbrained
he/she/ithadbrained
wehadbrained
youhadbrained
theyhadbrained
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have sth on the brain
一心想着某事 yīxīn xiǎngzhe mǒushì
rack [or wrack, cudgel] one's brains [or brain]
绞尽脑汁 jiǎojìn nǎozhī
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Therefore, reverse brain drain is no longer limited to the commonly perceived migration from a developed to a developing country by a first generation individual.
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The likelihood that new human capital formation, associated with remittances, exceeds brain drain is higher in the context of well-functioning education systems and labor markets.
en.wikipedia.org
Many more fled the country, leading to a brain drain.
en.wikipedia.org
It was believed in the 1980s that the brain drain by the retirement of experienced officers may be mitigated by computer programs.
en.wikipedia.org
Scholars have pointed to the increasing privatization and commercialization of the nursing industry as a major reason for this loss of skill, i.e. brain drain.
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