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rack your brains
idiomUK(USrack your brain)
to think very hard: 绞尽脑汁，搜肠刮肚
I've been racking my brains all day but I can't remember her name.我搜肠刮肚想了一整天，却怎么也记不起她的名字来。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to think carefully about something
considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said.
agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
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introspect
navel
reckon
reflection
reweigh
rumination
run through someone's mind/headidiom
scratch your headidiom
self-contemplation
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