rack one's brains; beat one's brains out; search one's heart
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to rack one's brains; to beat one's brains out; to think hard
Used to describe thinking very hard to solve a problem, find an answer, or come up with an idea. Often collocates with verbs like 想 (think), 寻找 (search for), or 琢磨 (ponder).
Tā他
sōu搜
cháng肠
guā刮
dū肚
de地
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
，
yě也
xiǎng想
bù不
chū出
hǎo好
diǎn点
zi子
lái来
。
He racked his brains trying to think of a solution, but couldn't come up with any good ideas.
Wǒ我
sōu搜
cháng肠
guā刮
dū肚
，
zhōng终
yú于
xiǎng想
qǐ起
le了
tā她
de的
míng名
zì字
。
I searched my memory, and finally remembered her name.
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Wèi为
le了
xiě写
hǎo好
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
，
tā他
sōu搜
cháng肠
guā刮
dū肚
de地
xún寻
zhǎo找
sù素
cái材
。
In order to write this article well, he racked his brains searching for material.