grey matter

英 [ˈɡreɪ mætə(r)]

美 [ˈɡreɪ mætər]

n.  (人的)头脑，脑子

牛津词典

noun

• （人的）头脑，脑子
  a person's intelligence

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 gray matter


• N-UNCOUNT 头脑；智力
  You can refer to your intelligence or your brains asgrey matter.
  1. ...an unsolved mathematical equation which has caused his grey matter to work overtime.
     他长时间思考的一道悬而未决的数学方程式

英英释义

noun

• greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers
  Synonym:gray mattergrey substancegray substancesubstantia grisea

双语例句

• Study for Grey Matter-element Analysis
  灰色物元分析的研究
• Scientists discovered signs of atrophy of grey matter in the brains of heavy internet users that grew worse over time.
  有消息称，青少年过度使用英特网会损害部分大脑功能，科学家发现了滥用网络的青少年的大脑中有萎缩的灰质成分，随着使用网络的时间增长，萎缩的灰质部分有增大的趋势。
• The trial will study the safety of Neuralstem's cells and the surgical procedures and devices required for multiple injections of the drug directly into the grey matter of the spinal cord.
  该临床试验I期主要针对Neuralstem公司的干细胞、手术过程以及直接将药物多点注射入脊髓灰质要求的设备进行安全性评估。
• Encourage the older patients to play card games or do simple jigsaw puzzles-anything that keeps the grey matter in use.
  鼓励老年病人打牌或做拼板游戏等事情，只要让他们动脑子就行。
• They found that the PD patients with mild cognitive impairment showed a trend toward reduced grey matter in the cingulate area, a brain region associated with cognitive performance.
  他们发现伴有轻微认知障碍PD患者的扣带回灰质有减少的趋势，这一区域与人的认知功能有关。
• On the basis of grey matter elements theory, this paper assesses indoor air quality.
  应用灰色物元分析的基本理论对室内空气品质进行综合评价。
• Low density of grey matter of temproral lobe, sulci narrowing or disappearance and unclear grey matter margin.
  颞叶灰质密度减低，脑沟变窄或消失，灰白质界限不清。
• When the scientists compared the brains of taxi drivers with those of other drivers, they found the taxi drivers had more grey matter in the area of the brain associated with memory.
  科学家将出租车司机的大脑与其他司机进行比对，发现出租车司机的大脑记忆层有更多的灰色神经组织。
• We have enough grey matter to discern when the rules are helpful and when they are not.
  我们的脑子足可以分辨规则何时有用，何时不行。
• The brain, the grey-colored mass of folds and grooves that covers the top of my anatomic hemispheres, the region where the main stems of my cells are found, is called the cortex or grey matter;
  大脑，是遍布在我的脑半球上的许多灰色的褶皱和沟壑，在这个区域可以找到我的主干细胞，这里叫做皮质或灰质；