brainwash

C1 大学 FREQ #30915

n. 洗脑 vt. 对人洗脑

发音

其它 /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/
US /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/

词形变化

brainwashes 复数 brainwashes brainwashed brainwashes 三单 brainwashing brainwashing 现在分词 brainwashed 过去式 brainwashed 过去分词

别名

brain-wash

教材释义与例句

名词

洗脑

动词

对人洗脑；以宣传说服

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

    洗脑

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)

    洗脑

    及物 心理学
  2. 2.

    To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)

    过时 比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To persuade completely and forcibly.

    及物

    The news media brainwashed many people.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

persuade indoctrinate

词源

From brain + wash, a calque of Chinese 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo), literally to wash the brain. Usage via U.S. military during the Korean War.

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