brainpower

英 [ˈbreɪnpaʊə(r)]

美 [ˈbreɪnpaʊər]

n.  智能; 智力

COCA.28090

牛津词典

noun

• 智能；智力
  the ability to think; intelligence

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 脑力；智能；智力
  Brainpoweris intelligence or the ability to think.
  1. She admired Robert's brainpower.
     她羡慕罗伯特的聪明睿智。
• N-UNCOUNT （某组织或国家的）人才队伍，人才
  You can refer to the intelligent people in an organization or country as itsbrainpower.
  1. A country's principal resource is its brainpower.
     一个国家的首要资源是其人才资源。

英英释义

noun

• mental ability
  1. he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
  Synonym:brainlearning abilitymental capacitymentalitywit

双语例句

• During the industrial age, however, brainpower began to count for more than muscle power.
  然而在工业时代，人脑的力量开始比肌肉的力量更为重要。
• From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.
  从那时起，我在规模和智力上迅速增长。
• Every time an e-mail interrupts you, it costs time, money, and brainpower.
  每次有电子邮件打扰你的时候，你都在付出时间、金钱和脑力。
• They like to think that their superior brainpower means that others are left behind.
  左撇子们一般喜欢认为他们优良的智力意味着许多人被他们甩在了后面。
• A country's principal resource is its brainpower.
  一个国家的首要资源是其人才资源。
• Brainpower is in ever greater demand as economies get more sophisticated.
  随着经济环境日益复杂化，对智力资源的需求更甚于以往。
• I'm not saying that doing this requires more brainpower than the average person possesses.
  我并不是说，这样做需要更多的比一般人智力拥有。
• After all, these companies 'only product is brainpower.
  毕竟，咨询公司唯一的产品就是智慧。
• Unfortunately many girls value their outer beauty more than their brainpower and creativity.
  不幸的是，很多女孩子重视她们的外表多于自己的智慧与创造力。
• Make sure new employees understand they are being hired for their brainpower and skill, not to obtain trade secrets from former employers.
  确保新员工明白，他们因其智力和技能而被雇佣，而非公司企图从他们那儿获取其前任雇主的商业机密。