职场英语：brainstorm 绞尽脑汁，费尽心机职场英语流行美语对话：brainstorm 绞尽脑汁，费尽心机 brain指"智能，脑力，智慧",storm指"激发".
两者的合成词的意思即为"突然想到",颇像汉语成语"灵机一动".
例如：Then I got a brainstorm.
(于是我灵机一动，计上心来。
) A: I hear that you're designing a new building.
Have you finished it?
我听说你正在设计一座新建筑，是否已经完成了?
B: Not yet.
I am brainstorming for an unique one.
还没有。
我正费尽心机，想设计一座风格遥特的建筑。
A: Why not ask Jack to help?
Maybe he can give you some novel ideas.
为什么不让杰克帮帮你呢?
或许他能给你一点新奇的主意。
B: That's a good idea.
说得对。
------------------------------- 俚语俗语拓展：和brain有关的英语短语及俗语 be full of brains, have good [plenty of] brains 聪明，好脑筋 man of brains 聪明人 have no brains 没头脑，笨 have a lucid brain 思路清晰，头脑清醒 the brain of the conspiracy 遥谋的策划者 electron brain〔俚语〕电脑，电子计算机 beat [cudgel, pound, puzzle, rack] one's brains 绞脑汁，苦思 beat one's brains out 拼命，竭力 (she beat her brains out studying.
她拼命用功) blow sb.
's brains out 使某人脑袋开花 coin one's brains 想方设法挣遥 get [have] (sth.
) on thebrain 专心，全神贯注在(某事上) overtax one's brains 用脑过度 pick [suck] sb.
's brains 采用〔窃取〕某人的主张〔想法，知识，研究成果等〕 turn sb.
's brain 冲昏某人头脑，使自以为了不起 water on the brain 脑水肿