Значение идиомы alpha wave

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1. Значение идиомы delta wave [delta wave] {n.}, {informal}, {semi-technical} A brain wave 1-3 cycles per second, associated with very deep sleep. Good night, honey, I’m off to produce some delta waves. Compare: CATCH SOME Z’S, HIT THE HAY or HIT THE SACK....
2. Перевод слова wave Wave – волна, подъем; махать Перевод слова A wave of indignation – взрыв негодования wave marks – следы прибоя cold wave – волна холода to wave a fan – махать, обмахиваться веером She Waved her arm at me. Она помахала мне рукой. Flags were Waving in the breeze. Флаги развевались на ветру. We came to […]...
3. Eight weeks to a better brain Meditation study shows changes associated with awareness, stress. Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress. In a study that will appear in the Jan. 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a team led by Harvard-affiliated researchers at Massachusetts […]...
4. A state-of-the-art watch A cowboy walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman. He gives her a quick glance then causally looks at his watch for a moment. The woman notices this and asks, “Is your date running late?” “No”, he replies,”I just got this state-of the-art watch, and I was just […]...
5. Значение идиомы feel free to do [feel free to do] {v. phr.} To take the liberty to engage in anactivity. Please feel free to take off your jackets; this is aninformal party....
6. Перевод идиомы feel free (to do something), значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: feel free (to do something) Идиома: feel free (to do something) разг. Перевод: свободно делать что-либо, как если бы на это было дано разрешение Пример: Everybody felt free to walk around the restaurant after the party started. Когда начался вечер, все свободно ходили по ресторану....
7. Значение идиомы rack one’s brain [rack one’s brain] {v. phr.} To try your best to think; make agreat mental effort; especially: to try to remember something you haveknown. Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left thebook. Susan racked her brain trying to guess whom the valentinecame from. John racked his brain during the test trying to solvethe […]...
8. Перевод слова brain Brain – мозг Перевод слова Brain damage – повреждение мозга brain disorder – расстройство умственной деятельности engineering brain – технический склад ума My Brain was in a buzz. Мои мозги гудели. I am not a Brain as you well know. Как ты знаешь, я не слишком способный. Alcohol fogs his Brain. Алкоголь затуманивает его мозги....
9. An older Jewish gentleman marries a younger lady An older Jewish gentleman marries a younger lady and they are very much in love. However, no matter what the husband does sexually, the woman never achieves orgasm. Since a Jewish wife is entitled to sexual pleasure, they decide to ask the rabbi. The rabbi listens to their story, strokes his beard, and makes the […]...
10. The cost of a brain A man went to a brain store to get some brain to complete a study. He sees a sign remarking on the quality of professional brain offerred at this particular brain store. He begins to question the butcher about the cost of these brains. “How much does it cost for engineer brain?” “Three dollars an […]...
11. Значение идиомы make waves [make waves] {v. phr.}, {informal} Make one’s influence felt;create a disturbance, a sensation. Joe Catwallender is the wrongman for the job; he is always trying to make waves....
12. Значение идиомы set one’s mind at rest [set one’s mind at rest] {v. phr.} To relieve someone’s anxieties;reassure someone. “Lef me set your mind at rest about theoperation,” Dr. Vanek said. “You’ll be back on your feet in a week.”...
13. Значение идиомы brain drain [brain drain] {n.}, {informal} 1. The loss of the leading intellectuals and researchers of a country due to excessive emigration to other countries where conditions are better. Britain suffered a considerable brain drain to the United States after World War II. 2. An activity requiring great mental concentration resulting in fatigue and exhaustion That math […]...
14. A large difference A man went to the doctor’s. The doctor came in and said, “Well, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you have an inoperable brain tumor. The good news is our hospital has just been certified to do brain transplants and there has been an accident right out […]...
15. Перевод слова produce Produce – продукт; производить, выпускать Перевод слова Home produce – товары отечественного производства raw produce – сырье to produce woollen goods – вырабатывать шерстяные изделия to produce steel – производить сталь Honey is Produced by bees. Мед делают пчелы. Paper is Produced from wood. Бумагу делают из дерева. He can Produce variant results. Он может […]...
16. Значение идиомы on the brain [on the brain] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Filling your thoughts; too muchthought about; almost always in mind. Mary Ann has boys on thebrain. Joe’s hobby is ham radio and he has radio on the brain mostof the time....
17. Значение идиомы brain trust [brain trust] {n.} A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field. Albert Einstein gathered a brain trust around himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies....
18. Значение идиомы throw off [throw off] {v.} 1. To get free from. He was healthy enough tothrow off his cold easily. Compare: RID OF. 2. To mislead; confuse;fool. They went by a different route to throw the hostile banditsoff their track. 3. To produce easily or as if without effort. Shecould throw off a dozen poems in a night....
19. Значение идиомы make free with [make free with] {v.} 1. To take or use without asking. Bob makes free with his roommate’s clothes. A student should notmake free with his teacher’s first name. 2. To act toward in a rude or impolite way. The girls don’t like Ted because hemakes free with them. Compare: TAKE LIBERTIES....
20. Значение идиомы free-for-all [free-for-all] {n.} 1. Unlimited, free access to somethingeverybody wants. The Smith’s party was a lavish free-for-all;everybody could eat and drink as much as they wanted. 2. A barroom, tavern, or street fight in which everybody participates. Thecelebration after the soccer game victory turned into anuncontrollable free-for-all....
21. Перевод идиомы brain drain, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: brain drain Перевод: утечка мозгов; эмиграция, выезд интеллектуальных сил страны Пример: If Canada’s best professors move away, it’s called a brain drain. Если лучшие профессоры Канады уедут из страны, это будет зваться утечкой мозгов....
22. Значение идиомы put out [put out] {v.} 1. To make a flame or light stop burning;extinguish; turn off. Please put the light out when you leave theroom. The firemen put out the blaze. 2. To prepare for thepublic; produce; make. For years he had put out a weeklynewspaper. It is a small restaurant, which puts out an excellentdinner. 3. […]...
23. Buffalo analogy A herd of buffalo can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps […]...
24. Перевод сленгового выражения make waves, значение и пример использования Сленговое выражение: make waves Перевод: причинять, вызывать проблемы, неприятности Пример: Jim’s a very docile person. He’s not one to make waves. Джим очень послушен. Он не причинит никаких неприятностей....
25. Значение идиомы free hand [free hand] {n.} Great freedom. The teacher had a free hand inher classroom. Bob put paint on the fence with a free hand. Compare: FREE REIN....
26. Значение идиомы scot-free [scot-free] {adj. phr.} Without punishment; completely free. Inspite of his obvious guilt, the jury acquitted him and he got offscot-free....
27. Значение идиомы be into something [be into something] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have taken something up partly as a hobby, partly as a serious interest of sorts. Roger’s wife is into women’s liberation and women’s consciousness. Did you know that Syd is seriously into transcendental meditation? Jack found out that his teenage son is into pot smoking and gave him […]...
28. Значение идиомы free and easy [free and easy] {adj.} Not strict; relaxed or careless. Theteacher was free and easy with his students. He had a free andeasy way of acting that attracted many friends. They were free andeasy with their money and it was soon gone....
29. Значение идиомы for free [for free] {adj. phr.}, {substandard} Without having to pay; free. Hey you guys, look at this balloon! They’re for free down at thenew store....
30. Значение идиомы get the feel of [get the feel of] {v. phr.} To become used to or learn about, especially by feeling or handling; get used to the experience orfeeling of; get skill in. John had never driven a big car, and ittook a while for him to get the feel of it. You’ll get the feel ofthe job after you’ve […]...
31. Значение идиомы free rein [free rein] {n.} Freedom to do what you want. The king had freerein in his country. Father is strict with the children, butMother gives them free rein. Compare: FREE HAND....
32. Значение идиомы see one’s way clear [see one’s way clear] {v. phr.} To know no reason for not doingsomething; feel that you are free. John finally saw his way clearto help his friends. Mary had to do her homework and help hermother before she could see her way clear to go to the movies withJane....
33. Значение идиомы footloose and fancy-free [footloose and fancy-free] {adj. phr.} Free and free to do what onewants. Ron is a merry bachelor and seems toenjoy greatly being footloose and fancy-free....
34. Значение идиомы holistic health [holistic health] {n.}, {informal}, {semi-technical} Themaintenance of health and the avoidance of disease through suchpsychogenic practices and procedures as biofeedback, meditation, alternative methods of childbirth, and avoidance of drugs. TheMurgatroyds are regular holistic health freaks – why, they won’t eventake aspirin when they have a headache....
35. Значение идиомы inasmuch as [inasmuch as] {conj.} 1. See: INSOFAR AS. 2. also [for as much as]{formal} Because; for the reason that; since. Inasmuch as this isyour team, you have the right to choose your own captain. Inasmuchas the waves are high, I shall not go out in the boat....
36. Значение идиомы do one’s thing [do one’s thing] or [do one’s own thing] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing. Two thousand fans paid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing. 2. To follow one’s bent; for example, to be engaged in left-wing politics, some sort of meditation, or use […]...
37. Значение идиомы cop a feel [cop a feel] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To attempt to arouse sexually by manual contact, usually by surprise. John talks big for a 16 year old, but all he’s ever done is cop a feel in a dark movie theater. Compare: FEEL UP. Contrast: COP A PLEA....
38. Значение идиомы as if [as if] or [as though] {conj.} 1. As would if; in the same way one would if seeing to show. The baby laughed as if he understood what Mother said. The book looked as though it had been out in the rain. The waves dashed on the rocks as if in anger. 2. That. It […]...
39. Значение идиомы see off [see off] {v.} To go to say or wave goodbye to. His brother wentto the train with him to see him off. When Marsha flew to Paris, Flo saw her off at the airport....
40. The moon shown silver on the waters of the lake The moon shown silver on the waters of the lake, and the waves that were beating on the shore were hardly equal in intensity to the waves of passion nearby. One ardent couple paused long enough for the young man to whisper, “Darling am I the first man to make love to you?” Her tone […]...