brain drain

英 [ˈbreɪn dreɪn]

美 [ˈbreɪn dreɪn]

n.  (国家的)人才流失

牛津词典

noun

• （国家的）人才流失
  the movement of highly skilled and qualified people to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more money

柯林斯词典

• 人才流失；人才外流
  When people talk about abrain drain, they are referring to the movement of a large number of scientists or academics away from their own country to other countries where the conditions and salaries are better.

英英释义

noun

• depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel

双语例句

• That maths exam I took was a regular brain drain.
  绞尽脑汁的数学测验，我真是绞尽了脑汁。
• To some extent there are technological overlaps that explain this brain drain from the more traditional Valley it world.
  硅谷传统it界的这种人才流失，在某种程度上可以用技术重叠来解释。
• This brain drain has blunted the multinationals 'competitive edge and eroded their position in China.
  这种人才流失削弱了跨国企业的竞争优势，动摇了它们在中国的地位。
• In each industry, the phenomenon of brain drain more and more frequent.
  在每一个行业中，人才流失现象越来越频繁。
• If the brain drain becomes an irreversible trend, a vicious circle will take shape in Chinese academia.
  如果人才流失成为一种不可逆转的趋势，那么，中国学术界将会形成恶性循环。
• Brain drain was a terrible loss to developing countries, in view of the financial and human resources that were lost to the developed world.
  考虑到丢失到发达国家的财政和人力资源，人才流失对于发展中国家是一个可怕的损失。
• He says that this brain drain makes it difficult for agencies to keep up with changes in the market.
  他表示，人才流失使评级机构难以跟上市场的变化。
• The country suffered from a continual brain drain because of bad economy.
  那个国家因经济不景气，人才不断外流。
• Science and health infrastructure in the developing world should also be addressed to curb brain drain, Varmus says.
  Varmus说，也需要改善发展中国家的科学和卫生基础设施从而应对人才流失。
• The effect of the "brain drain" was felt more heavily in small African and Caribbean countries.
  在非洲和加勒比小国，“人才流失”的影响更为严重。