Meaning of 搜索枯肠
搜索枯肠 means to rack one's brains; to cudgel one's brains (especially when writing poetry or prose). Pronounced sōu suǒ kū cháng.
- to rack one's brains; to cudgel one's brains (especially when writing poetry or prose)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
sōu搜
suǒ索
kū枯
cháng肠
，
zhōng终
yú于
xiě写
chū出
le了
zhè这
shǒu首
xīn新
shī诗
。
He racked his brains and finally wrote this new poem.
Wǒ我
sōu搜
suǒ索
kū枯
cháng肠
，
yě也
xiǎng想
bù不
chū出
yī一
gè个
qià恰
dàng当
de的
bǐ比
yù喻
。
I racked my brains but still couldn't think of an appropriate metaphor.
Wèi为
le了
xiě写
hǎo好
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
，
tā他
sōu搜
suǒ索
kū枯
cháng肠
，
hào耗
fèi费
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
sān三
tiān天
。
In order to write this article well, he racked his brains and spent a whole three days.
Bié别
kàn看
wǒ我
sōu搜
suǒ索
kū枯
cháng肠
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
qí其
shí实
líng灵
gǎn感
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
lái来
。
Don't look at me racking my brains like this; actually, inspiration will come right away.