brain
US /breɪn/
Definition
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Regular exercise can improve the memory and health of your brain.
Word Family
NounNoun
brain gốc
VerbVerb
brain gốc
AdjectiveAdj
brainy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- intellectknowledge and intellectual ability
- mindthat which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
Collocations
- Easy human brain functioningdescribing human brain functioning (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
- Medium stem national brain drainto stem national brain drain, meaning to grow out of, have roots in, originate in
- Hard pick an expert's brain for adviceto pick an expert's brain for advice, meaning to select carefully from a group
- Very Hard rack one's brain for the solutionto rack one's brain for the solution, meaning to go at a rack
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