"rack your brain" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 絞盡腦汁

Definition

非常努力地思考，試圖記起某事或解決問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，多用於努力思考、解決難題或嘗試回憶。常用語句如：我絞盡腦汁想答案。不是字面意思，只是表示拼命思考。

Examples

I had to rack my brain to remember her name.

我不得不**絞盡腦汁**纔想起她的名字。

She racked her brain for an answer to the question.

她為瞭解答問題，**絞盡腦汁**。

We racked our brains trying to solve the puzzle.

我們**絞盡腦汁**地試圖解開這個謎題。

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

我**絞盡腦汁**了一整天，還是記不起把鑰匙放哪了。

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

他真的**絞盡腦汁**纔想到會議上的新點子。

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

別為這事**絞盡腦汁**了，有時候放鬆時答案自然會來。