brain
To hit someone very hard on the head, typically with a heavy or blunt object. It is a graphic and often informal verb used to describe a violent strike to the skull.
مثالها
3 از 5He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
He nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
The forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
Be careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
خانواده کلمه
راهنمای حفظ
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
آزمون سریع
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: brained
مثالها
He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
everydayHe nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
formalThe forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
informalBe careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
Historical accounts suggest that the soldiers were occasionally brained by falling debris during the siege.
academicHistory records that soldiers were sometimes struck on the head by falling rubble during the siege.
The aggressive marketing campaign effectively brained the competition before they could even launch their product.
businessThe aggressive marketing campaign completely overwhelmed the competitors before they could launch their product.
خانواده کلمه
ترکیبهای رایج
عبارات رایج
nearly brained
almost suffered a serious head injury from a blow
brain him
an informal, often aggressive command to hit someone on the head
brained it
slang for hitting something accurately or hard (less common)
اغلب اشتباه گرفته میشود با
To brand is to mark something with a hot iron or a logo, whereas to brain is to hit the head.
To drain is to remove liquid or energy, while to brain is a physical act of striking.
نکات کاربردی
The verb form of 'brain' is specifically tied to the head. It is quite graphic and usually implies a high degree of force.
اشتباهات رایج
Learners often think 'braining' refers to thinking or using intelligence; however, as a verb, it only means to strike the head.
راهنمای حفظ
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
ریشه کلمه
Derived from the Old English 'brægen', referring to the organ; the verbal sense 'to dash the brains out' appeared in the late 14th century.
الگوهای دستوری
بافت فرهنگی
The term is often found in older crime fiction, pulp novels, or comic books to describe a physical knockout.
آزمون سریع
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
درسته!
پاسخ صحیح این است: brained
قواعد مرتبط
واژگان مرتبط
The skull is the hard, bony structure that forms the head in...
blowTo move along or be carried by a current of air, or to force...
concussionA concussion is a mild brain injury caused by a hit to the h...
traumaA trauma is a very severe injury to the body or a deeply ups...
impactThe powerful effect that something has on a situation or per...
لغات مرتبط
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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