单词 | brace |
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音标 | 英[breɪs] 美[bres] |
解释 | vt.支撑;系紧;准备,预备;振作起来;vi.准备好;支持;打起精神;n.支持物;铁钳,夹子;[语]大括号;绷紧(身体部位的)肌肉; |
例句 | VERB 使做好准备(面对不快的事或困难) If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. 例:He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water...他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。 例:She braced herself, as if to meet a blow.她严阵以待,仿佛准备面对打击。 VERB (为保持平衡或避免摔倒)使紧靠 If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling. 例:Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror...伊莱恩紧贴着衣橱照镜子。 例:He braced his back against the wall.他后背紧靠在墙上。 VERB 绷紧(肩或膝) If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position. 例:He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上,他绷紧了双肩。 VERB 支撑;加固 To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else. 例:Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.灯光照亮了头顶上支撑屋顶的旧房梁。 N-COUNT 一对;一双 You can refer to two things of the same kind as a brace of that thing. The plural form is also brace . 例:...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟 例:...a few brace of grouse.几对松鸡 N-COUNT (用以加固或支撑身体某部位的)支架,托架 A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it. 例:He wore leg braces after polio in childhood...他幼时得过小儿麻痹症后双腿安上了支架。 例:She wears a neck brace.她戴着颈托。 N-COUNT 牙齿矫正器;牙箍 A brace is a metal device that can be fastened to a child's teeth in order to help them grow straight. N-PLURAL (裤子的)背带,吊带 Braces are a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down. N-COUNT 大括号 Braces or curly braces are a pair of written marks that you place around words, numbers, or parts of a computer code, for example to indicate that they are connected in some way or are separate from other parts of the writing or code. |
变形 | third:braces~done:braced~pl:braces~ing:bracing~past:braced~ |
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