brace的中文翻译是什么意思

brace

US/breɪs/
UK/breɪs/

v. 使做好准备; (为保持平衡)使紧靠; 绷紧; 支撑,加固

n. 一对; 支架; 牙箍; 背带; 大括号

brace柯林斯释义

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.

  • 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。

  • 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.

  • Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror...

    伊莱恩紧贴着衣橱照镜子。

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 .

  • ...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.

    两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟

  • ...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.

  • 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。

  • 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.

        brace英文释义

        Noun

        1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else;

        • he wore a brace on his knee

        2. two items of the same kind

          3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit

            4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

              5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

                6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

                  7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

                    8. the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit

                      9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework

                        Verb

                        1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

                          2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;

                          • brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

                          3. support by bracing

                            4. cause to be alert and energetic;

                            • Coffee and tea stimulate me
                            • This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate

                            brace短语

                            1. brace up

                              集中力量或打起精神

                            brace场景例句

                            My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.

                            我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿.

                            The Spaniard kicked off this season with a brace at Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

                            西班牙小将在本赛季对萨格布勒迪纳摩的冠军联赛中破门.

                            Moves the caret to the matching brace.

                            将插入符号移动到匹配的括号处.

                            Brace yourself for this one too.

                            这条消息也要有所准备了.

                            Brace yourself: it's because the economy needs additional stimulus, they say.

                            振作起来: 那是因为经济需要额外的刺激, 他们说.

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                            brace词性变形

                            bracesbracedbracing

                            brace反义词

                            vt. 使绷紧

                            loosenrelax

                            其他释义

                            relaxloosen