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

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。
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。
And a developing country may become stalled at the brain drain stage.
在人才外流阶段发展中国家的发展可能会陷入停滞。
There are many reasons for domestic talents shortage in India, the most important of which is brain drain.
造成印度本土人才短缺的原因是多方面的，人才外流严重应该是最主要的原因。
As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.
由于人才外流，英国缺乏医生。
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。
Bankers have warned of a brain drain of top bankers to Asia and the US.
银行家警告称，维克斯规则可能使顶级银行家流失到亚洲和美国。
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。
The major problem it has caused is the brain drain.
由此导致的主要问题便是人才流失。
But the brain drain is not necessarily bad for African countries.
但对于非洲国家而言，人才流失未必是坏事。