Pick someone's brains ni kuomba ushauri kwa mtu anayeifahamu mada zaidi yako. Kwa kawaida ni ombi la heshima lenye ucheshi kidogo: Can I pick your brains about...? Uingereza hutumia brains zaidi, Marekani brain. Si rasmi; ukimwandikia mtu usiyemfahamu, Could I ask your advice about...? hufaa zaidi.
Ungesema pick someone's brains katika hali gani?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama msemo unafaa katika hali hiyo na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
pick someone's brains (about/on + noun); Can I pick your brains about...?; US: pick someone's brain
- Can I pick your brains about renting a flat in Edinburgh?
- Before my job interview, I picked my cousin's brains because she works at the same bank.
- After class, our teacher lets students pick her brains about university applications.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaCan I pick up your brains about the visa process?
Baada ya marekebishoCan I pick your brains about the visa process?
Pick up ni kitenzi kinachojulikana sana cha kuinua kitu au kumchukua mtu, hivyo up huongezwa kwa mazoea. Lakini nacho, usemi husikika kana kwamba unataka kuinua ubongo wa mtu kutoka sakafuni. Nahau inahitaji pick pekee, hivyo up imeondolewa.
Rack your brains inafanana lakini ni kufikiri sana ukijaribu kukumbuka au kutatua jambo: I racked my brains, but I couldn't remember his name. Pick someone's brains ni kwenda kwa mwingine kuomba ushauri.
Zamu yako
My sister is an accountant, so before filling in my tax return I ___ about a few tricky questions.
Onyesha jibu
picked her brains — Dada ni mhasibu, na msemaji alienda kwake kupata ushauri wa mtaalamu: picked her brains. Rack your brains ni kufikiri kwa nguvu wewe mwenyewe, hivyo haiendani na ubongo wa mtu mwingine hapa.
Unahitaji ushauri wa mtaalamu unayemfahamu, kama mwanasheria, daktari au mtengenezaji wa programu. Andika ombi fupi: taja eneo analolijua na unachotaka kuuliza.
Since you've worked as a web developer for years, could I pick your brains about building a website for my bakery?
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.