brainchild

英 [ˈbreɪntʃaɪld]

美 [ˈbreɪntʃaɪld]

n.  (个人或小群体的)主意，发明

复数：brainchilds　

Collins.1 / BNC.19694 / COCA.18305

牛津词典

noun

• （个人或小群体的）主意，发明
  an idea or invention of one person or a small group of people

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 思想结晶；创作成果
  Someone'sbrainchildis an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
  1. The record was the brainchild of rock star Bob Geldof.
     这张唱片是摇滚歌星鲍勃·格尔多夫的心血之作。

英英释义

noun

• a product of your creative thinking and work
  1. he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
  2. after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
  Synonym:inspiration

双语例句

• The record was the brainchild of rock star Bob Geldof.
  这张唱片是摇滚歌星鲍勃·格尔多夫的心血之作。
• In this feature, Sarah Tomlin reports on the Millennium Villages project, brainchild of Jeffrey Sachs, who heads the UN Millennium Project and the US-based Earth Institute.
  在这篇特写中，SarahTomlin报道了由联合国千年项目和美国地球研究所的负责人JeffreySachs设计出的千年村庄项目。
• The speeding outhouse is the brainchild of mad-cap mechanic Paul Stender, 43, who created the toilet with his team at Indy Boys Inc, based in Indianapolis, USA.
  这款便携式厕所是43岁机械师保罗斯滕得的心血，由他和位于美国印第安纳波利斯的印第男孩公司的同事们共同开发制作完成。
• Leith, who hopes her brainchild will be taken in the light-hearted manner she intended, had the idea of producing a Valentine's Day sick bag but then turned her attention to the wedding.
  利思希望她的创意成果能如她所愿，让民众以轻松态度接纳它。她原先是想设计一款情人节呕吐袋，但后来把注意力转向这场婚礼。
• The electric light bulb is the brainchild of Thomas Edison, the telephone is the brainchild of Alexander Graham Bell, two19th-century American inventors.
  爱迪生发明了电灯泡，贝尔发明了电话，这两人同为19世纪的美国发明家。
• The disused bunker was reopened in2008 with its futuristic design the brainchild of Swedish architects Albert France-Lanord, who were inspired by Bond sets created by Sir Kenneth Adams.
  这座掩体于2008年重新对外开放，其未来派风格的设计出自瑞典建筑师阿尔伯特·弗朗斯-拉诺德之手。他的设计灵感来自于肯尼斯·亚当斯爵士打造的邦德影片场景。
• The system is the brainchild of Lior hessel, 31, an agricultural engineer.
  这个系统是耐尔郝赛尔的研究结晶。他31岁，是农业工程师。
• The plan is the brainchild of divisional officer Jim smith.
  这项计划是部门主任吉姆史密斯构想出来的。
• Afghanistan's former president Burhanuddin Rabbani on Saturday was elected chairman of a new peace council, a Karzai brainchild set up to broker an end to the war.
  阿富汗的前总统布尔汉努丁·拉巴尼星期六被选为新的和平理事会的主席，该和平理事会是卡尔扎伊的脑力劳动成果，它的建立是为了以中间人等身分结束战争。
• This festival was the brainchild of the local mayor.
  这场庆典是当地市长的构思。