"rack your brain" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 绞尽脑汁

Definition

非常努力地思考，试图记起某事或解决问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，多用于表示努力思考、记忆或解决难题。用法如：我绞尽脑汁想答案。不可按字面理解，表示心理努力。

Examples

I had to rack my brain to remember her name.

我不得不**绞尽脑汁**才想起她的名字。

She racked her brain for an answer to the question.

她为了解答问题，**绞尽脑汁**。

We racked our brains trying to solve the puzzle.

我们**绞尽脑汁**地试图解开这个谜题。

I've been racking my brain all day, but I still can't remember where I put my keys.

我**绞尽脑汁**了一整天，还是记不起把钥匙放哪了。

He really had to rack his brain to come up with something interesting for the meeting.

他真的**绞尽脑汁**才想出会议上的新点子。

Don't rack your brain over it—sometimes the answer just comes to you when you relax.

别为这事**绞尽脑汁**了，有时候放松时答案就来了。