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

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.

noun

Now a lot of enterprises in Henan are in trouble and have serious brain drain.
目前河南省许多大中型企业人才流失严重。
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。
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。
Nowadays, there is a widespread concern over brain drain in China.
现今，人们对中国的人才外流有着广泛的关注。
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。
Another issue is brain drain.
另一个问题是人才流失。
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。
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。
City workers were not pleased; bank bosses warned of a brain drain.
城市就业者表示不满，银行老板则警告这会导致人才流失。
This brain drain has long bothered policymakers in poor countries.
人才外流一直困扰着落后国家的政策制定者。