brainstorm /ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm/ ( brainstorming, brainstormed, brainstorms )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly have a clever idea. 突发的灵感 [美国英语]

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I 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. 开头脑风暴法讨论会

  例：

  The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other.

  这些妇女们一个月聚头两次来开头脑风暴会议,为彼此设定商业目标。

  例：

  She brainstormed the possible approaches she might take.

  她用头脑风暴法想出了她可以采取的可能方法。

• 3. 

  brainstorming N-UNCOUNT 头脑风暴法讨论

  例：

  Hundreds of other ideas had been tried and discarded during two years of brainstorming.

  数百个其它点子在两年的头脑风暴集体讨论中被尝试过但又被摒弃了。