开动脑筋 meaning in Chinese
set one's wits to work; put on one's thinking cap; rack [cudgel; beat] one's brains; sharpen one's wits; think hard; use one's brains
Examples
- It was plain to nim that paul yale's mind was working at high speed .
尼姆看得很明白，保罗耶尔正在飞快地开动脑筋。 - I went to work in my thought, and calling to friday bid them sit down on the bank .
我便开动脑筋，吩咐星期五叫他们坐在河边上。 - The threat of going bankrupt is very unpleasant but it certainly concentrates the mind .
即将破产的威胁虽令人极烦恼，但确也能逼迫人开动脑筋。 - What also stimulated him in his cogitations
另外还有哪些因素在激发着他去开动脑筋？ - His mind reached after an understanding of the problem
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题。