| 释义 |
- n.支架；大括号；箍子；夹子
- v.（为困难或坏事）使做准备；使防备；使（身体或身体部位）顶住
- 网络支柱；支撑；花括号
复数：braces 过去分词：braced 现在分词：bracing v. chock,steady,fix,block,lock n. support,strut,prop,stay,bracket 1. | [c] 箍子；夹子；支架a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position |
| a neck brace(= worn to support the neck after an injury) 矫治用的颈箍 |
2. | [c] （儿童）牙箍a metal device that children wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight |
3. | [pl] 吊裤带；背带long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers/pants up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers/pants at the front and back and passed over the shoulders. |
4. | [c][usupl] 双脚规形夹（支撑无力或受伤的腿的金属支架）a metal support for weak or injured legs |
5. | [c] 大括弧；大括号either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected |
6. | [c] 猎获的一对鸟（或兽）a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting |
1. | ~ sb/yourself (for sth).~ sb/yourself (to do sth) （为困难或坏事）使做准备；使防备to prepare sb/yourself for sth difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen |
| UN troops are braced for more violence. 联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。 | | They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle. 他们在为漫长的法律诉讼做准备。 |
2. | ~ sth/yourself (against sth) 使（身体或身体部位）顶住，抵住（以免跌倒等）to press your body or part of your body firmly against sth in order to stop yourself from falling |
| They braced themselves against the wind. 他们顶着大风站稳。 |
3. | ~ sth （做费劲的事之前）绷紧肌肉to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing sth that is physically difficult |
| He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights. 他绷紧腿和肩膀站着，准备举起杠铃。 |
4. | ~ sth 加强；加固to make sth stronger or more solid by supporting it with sth |
| The roof was braced by lengths of timber. 屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。 |
v. | 9. 给…装拉条;系紧;拉紧,张(弓),叉开(两腿) 10. 使(神经)紧张;激励,振作(精神);【航海】以转帆索转(帆);【印刷】用大括弧括 9. 给…装拉条;系紧;拉紧,张(弓),叉开(两腿) 10. 使(神经)紧张;激励,振作(精神);【航海】以转帆索转(帆);【印刷】用大括弧括 | n. | 9. 支柱,支持物,撑柱;【机械工程】撑臂,拉条;曲柄,把;【医学】支架;(牙齿)矫正器;【矿物】支撑;坚坑口,井口 10. 【印刷】大括弧;〔即{ }〕;【航海】转帆索 9. 支柱,支持物,撑柱;【机械工程】撑臂,拉条;曲柄,把;【医学】支架;(牙齿)矫正器;【矿物】支撑;坚坑口,井口 10. 【印刷】大括弧;〔即{ }〕;【航海】转帆索 |
v. | 1. to prepare for something difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant that is about to happen 2. to put your body or a part of it into a position intended to provide support or to reduce the effects of an impact or blow 3. to support or strengthen something, especially part of a building, with a clamping device 4. to get ready for something unpleasant 5. to push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling 6. to make your body, or a part of it, stiff and strong in order to do something that needs a lot of physical effort 7. to support an object with a piece of wood, metal, etc. so that it does not fall down 8. support;give firmness to 9. steady oneself;stand firm 10. make more secure;take heart 1. to prepare for something difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant that is about to happen 2. to put your body or a part of it into a position intended to provide support or to reduce the effects of an impact or blow 3. to support or strengthen something, especially part of a building, with a clamping device 4. to get ready for something unpleasant 5. to push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling 6. to make your body, or a part of it, stiff and strong in order to do something that needs a lot of physical effort 7. to support an object with a piece of wood, metal, etc. so that it does not fall down 8. support;give firmness to 9. steady oneself;stand firm 10. make more secure;take heart | n. | 1. a device that keeps something steady or holds two things together 2. a device used to hold a structure or part steady or upright, e.g. a beam or wooden framework 3. a dental appliance that is wired or otherwise affixed to the teeth and can be tightened in order to straighten them 4. a pair of similar things such as wild birds or animals, hunting dogs, or pistols 5. a tool with an adjustable socket at one end for holding a drill bit, and a handle like a crank at the other for turning the bit 6. either of a pair of symbols, { }, used singly in printing or writing to group items together in a table or list or as a pair in mathematical formulae 7. either of a pair of symbols, { }, for additional grouping of mathematical quantities after parentheses and square brackets have been used 8. in music notation, a thick line or bracket connecting a group of staves such as all the choral parts or the accompaniment 9. a sliding loop on the cords of a drum, used to change its tension 10. a very erect stiff posture with the chest thrust out, hands at the sides, feet together, and chin tucked in, taught to military recruits and cadets 1. a device that keeps something steady or holds two things together 2. a device used to hold a structure or part steady or upright, e.g. a beam or wooden framework 3. a dental appliance that is wired or otherwise affixed to the teeth and can be tightened in order to straighten them 4. a pair of similar things such as wild birds or animals, hunting dogs, or pistols 5. a tool with an adjustable socket at one end for holding a drill bit, and a handle like a crank at the other for turning the bit 6. either of a pair of symbols, { }, used singly in printing or writing to group items together in a table or list or as a pair in mathematical formulae 7. either of a pair of symbols, { }, for additional grouping of mathematical quantities after parentheses and square brackets have been used 8. in music notation, a thick line or bracket connecting a group of staves such as all the choral parts or the accompaniment 9. a sliding loop on the cords of a drum, used to change its tension 10. a very erect stiff posture with the chest thrust out, hands at the sides, feet together, and chin tucked in, taught to military recruits and cadets | np. | 2. a pair of elasticated shoulder straps attached to the front and back waist of a pair of trousers |
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