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搜肠刮肚

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Collocation

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搜肠刮肚地回忆某件事
2
再搜肠刮肚也想不起某事
3
经常搜肠刮肚
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别搜肠刮肚了

Definition

搜肠刮肚

Literally means:

search ones'mind

Actually means:

rack one's brains

It means thinking hard, trying one's utmost for a solution.

冥思苦想,尽最大的可能想事情。

Example

Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、状语)
1
sōuchángguā
搜肠刮肚
xiǎng
jiě
解题
fāng
方法
  
,
háishi
还是
zuò
chū
zhè
dào
shùxué
数学题
  

He searched his intestines to figure out how to solve the problem, or he couldn't do the math problem.

2
men
他们
sōuchángguā
搜肠刮肚
xiǎng
le
bàntiān
半天
  
,
xiǎng
fángmén
房门
de
yàoshi
钥匙
jiūjìng
究竟
fàngzài
放在
shénme
什么
fāng
地方
  

They searched for half a day and couldn't remember where the key to the door was.

3
huì
不会
xiě
wénzhāng
文章
  
,
měi
每次
zài
táng
课堂
shàng
xiě
zuòwén
作文
  
,
zài
zěnme
怎么
sōuchángguā
搜肠刮肚
  
,
dǐngduō
顶多
zhǐnéng
只能
xiě
chū
xiē
一些
qiánhòu
前后
liánguàn
连贯
de
zi
句子
  

He can't write articles, and every time he writes in class, he searches his stomach and can only write incoherent sentences at best.

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