brain drain

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 brānʹ-drān

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations. idiomatic
    — Fortunately, the often-discussed problem of "the brain drain" is not as serious in agriculture as in most other fields, particularly the "hard sciences."
  2. A Jackson-Pratt drain. informal
动词 v.
  1. Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations. idiomatic,transitive,uncommon
  2. To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted. idiomatic,intransitive,uncommon

词形变化

brain drains plural brain drains present,singular,third-person brain draining participle,present brain drained participle,past brain drained past brain-drain alternative

词源

词源 1
Coined by spokesmen for the Royal Society of London in the early 1950s to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada.
词源 2
Coined by spokesmen for the Royal Society of London in the early 1950s to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada.
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