brace
美音:
[breıs
]英音:
[breıs
]n.支柱,带子,振作精神 vt.支住,撑牢,振作起来,奋起 adj.曲柄的 v.支持
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brace为六级词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:braced 过去分词:braced 现在分词:bracing 第三人称单数:braces
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brace
/breɪs; bres/
n
1 [C] device that clamps things together or holds and supports them in position 夹具; 支架; 支撑之物. Cf 参看 bit2 2.
2 [C] wire device worn inside the mouth (esp by children) for straightening the teeth 牙箍(矫正牙齿的钢丝套, 尤为儿童所用)
*My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿.
3 braces [pl] (US suspenders) straps for holding trousers up, fastened to the waistband at the front and the back and passing over the shoulders 吊裤带; 背带
*a pair of braces 一副背带.
4 [C] either of the two marks { and } used in printing or writing to show that words, etc between them are connected 大括号("{", "}" 之任何一边). Cf 参看 bracket.
/breɪs; bres/
n (pl unchanged 复数不变) pair (esp of game birds) 一对, 一双(尤指作猎物的鸟)
*two brace of partridge(s) 两对山鹑.
/breɪs; bres/
v
1 [Tn]
(a) support (sth) with a brace1(1) 用支架支住(某物)
*The struts are firmly braced. 构架的支柱很牢固.
(b) make (sth) stronger or firmer; reinforce 使(某物)更为坚固; 增强.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] place (one's hand or foot) firmly in order to resist an impact or balance oneself 把(手或脚)支撑稳(以防冲撞或以保持身体平衡)
*He braced his foot against the wall and jumped. 他一只脚抵着墙跳.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ oneself (for sth) steady or prepare oneself for sth difficult or unpleasant (针对困难的或令人不快的事物)稳住情绪或做好准备
*We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing. 我们已做好准备, 着陆时会很颠簸.
4 (phr v) brace up (esp US) not become sad or dispirited, eg after a defeat or disappointment; take heart 振作起来; 打起精神.
1. And at the age of eight she was walking a bit with the aid of a leg brace. 八岁时,她借助于腿的支撑架能稍微走一走了。
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