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词汇 rack-brains
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rack your brains


idiomUK(USrack your brain)
to think very hard: 绞尽脑汁,搜肠刮肚
I've been racking my brains all day but I can't remember her name.我搜肠刮肚想了一整天,却怎么也记不起她的名字来。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to think carefully about something
considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said.
agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Thinking and contemplating
a brown studyidiom
agonize
agonize over/about something
beard-stroking
bethink
harbour
heart-searching
hit on/upon something
I/we'll (have to) seeidiom
in the cold light of dayidiom
introspect
navel
reckon
reflection
reweigh
rumination
run through someone's mind/headidiom
scratch your headidiom
self-contemplation
weigh

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