我只能说那些东西看起来就像绞尽脑汁地想要标新立异。
I was going to say that the whole thing was like a monument to someone trying too damned hard to be different.
《行尸走肉 第四季》《The Walking Dead S4》
你知道我做好事不求回报,你们大家不用绞尽脑汁想给我颁什么奖,不用。
You know, I don't need a reward. If you guys are trying to think of what honor to bestow upon me, don't need it.
《愤怒的小鸟》《Angry Birds》
啊,我可是绞尽脑汁了。华馆提供了39.95美金的情侣特典套餐。蛋卷啊,饺子啊,数不清的炒菜,最后你还能和门口硕大的大理石马合影留念。
Yeah, I am pulling out all the stops. There's a $39.95 lover's special at P.F. Chang's. Egg rolls, dumplings, bottomless wok, and you get your picture taken on the big marble horse out front.
《生活大爆炸 第三季》《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》
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绞尽脑汁解决问题
worry out a problem
你们负责处理的将是过去智慧而富有的人们绞尽脑汁而难得其解的重大问题。
You are in charge of handling will be past wisdom and rich people rack one's brains and god-given the major problem that its solve.
他为了这个项目绞尽脑汁。
He racked his brains for this project.
我们绞尽脑汁也想不出解决办法。
We racked our brains but couldn't find a solution.
他们绞尽脑汁试图理解这道难题。
They racked their brains trying to understand the puzzle.
我绞尽脑汁也想不出一个好主意。
I racked my brains but couldn't come up with a good idea.
她绞尽脑汁想要记住那个电话号码。
She racked her brains to remember that phone number.
他绞尽脑汁以寻求答案。
He puzzled his brains to find the answer.
他绞尽脑汁以寻求答案。
He puzzled his brains (ie thought hard) to find the answer.
马丽在考试时绞尽脑汁寻找答案。
Mary was rack her brain for the key to the problem during the exam.
不要绞尽脑汁的想弥补过去了。
So stop trying to think of ways to fix it.
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绞尽脑汁
rack one's brains; think hard; cudgel your brains; scratch your head over; scratch your head; beat your brains out

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