穷思极想 | Ponder deeply and exhaustively

qióng穷sī思jí极xiǎng想

To ponder deeply and exhaustively; to rack one's brains in profound thought or contemplation.

为了完成这部小说的复杂情节，作家常常独自在书房里穷思极想，废寝忘食。

To complete the complex plot of this novel, the writer often pondered deeply alone in his study, forgetting to eat and sleep.

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