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1. After months of futile labor, the scientist suddenly had a brainstorm and solved the problem.
    数月努力，徒劳无功，科学家突发奇想，问题迎刃而解。

2. The marketing team brainstormed for hours in designing the marketing campaign for the new product.
    行销小组脑力激荡多时，集思广益，设计新产品的行销策略。

1. 脑力激荡：MindManager X5是一套可视化的工具,可以让你在脑力激荡(brainstorm)和计划(plan)(idea)的整合. 提供许多的便笺(note-pads),挂图(flipcharts)和白板(white boards包含了搜索结果(search results)并且与其它站台做一个相当完整的链接(news feeds)MindManager X5的特色在於使用最前沿(cutting-edge)的工具来使头脑风暴和计划更

2. 集体讨论：这个容易使用的版本对于集体讨论(brainstorm)、计划项目和创建看似专业的介绍是十分完美的. 与Microsoft Project和Microsoft Office Suite结合. 无缝结合(Seamless Integration)MindManager通过捕捉、组织您的想法,帮助您节省了时间,

3. 激荡：当几个人进行围桌小组讨论,由於组员之间的开放心胸(open system),由互相脑力激荡(brainstorm)而产生高妙之结论 (即量子跳跃),远超过个人单独思考所能达到的成就.

1. 一时糊涂；头脑发热
    If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.

    e.g. I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.
           我有时会头脑发热，挥霍无度。

2. 突然想到的好主意；灵感
    If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly have a clever idea.

    e.g. ''Look,'' she said, getting a brainstorm, ''Why don''t you invite them here?''
           “对了，”她灵机一动说道，“你干吗不请他们到这儿来？”

3. 集思广益；集体献计
    If a group of people brainstorm, they have a meeting in which they all put forward as many ideas and suggestions as they can think of.

    e.g. The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other...
           她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
    e.g. We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.
           我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。

1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

    Synonym: insightbrainwave

1. try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it