brain fade
noun [ C or U ] UK informal uk/ˈbreɪn ˌfeɪd/ us/ˈbreɪn ˌfeɪd/
脑子坏了，脑子短路
a short time when someone cannot think clearly, or cannot remember something
I work out my questions in advance, just in case I get brain fade. 我提前把问题想好，以防临时脑子短路。
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- Does the young lady on the supermarket checkout who gives out the wrong change due to a brain fade get fired?
- The batsman had one of his more spectacular brain fades trying to play that sweep shot.
- His punching the ball towards goal was brain fade, rather than an attempt to cheat.
- He blamed "brain fade" for getting the teams mixed up.