rack your brains

معنی

to think very hard to remember or solve something

برای به یاد آوردن یا حل کردن چیزی سخت فکر کردن.

مثال‌ها

1. 1I racked my brains, but I couldn’t remember where I had parked the car.
2. 2We’ve been racking our brains all afternoon for a name for the new café.
3. 3Ben racked his brains for the answer to the last quiz question, but it wouldn’t come to him.
4. 4Don’t rack your brains over that crossword clue; I’ll look up the answer online.
5. 5Aisha is racking her brains to think of a present for her grandad’s ninetieth birthday.

دستور زبان

rack صرف می‌شود: racks، racking، racked. your با فاعل جور می‌شود: my، his، our. rack your brain هم به کار می‌رود.

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