brace
英 [breɪs] 美 [bres]

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

变形

复数：braces过去式：braced过去分词：braced现在分词：bracing第三人称单数：braces

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 支住,撑牢,使绷紧 support; give firmness to; make (sth) stronger or firmer;reinforce
2. vt. 使自己站稳,振作起来 steady oneself; stand firm

英英释义

brace[ breis ]

• n.
  • a support that steadies or strengthens something else

    "he wore a brace on his knee"

  • two items of the same kind

    同义词：couplepairtwosometwainspanyokecoupletdistichduoduetdyadduad

  • a set of two similar things considered as a unit

    同义词：pair

  • either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
  • a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
  • elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

    同义词：suspendergallus

  • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

    同义词：bracesorthodontic braces

  • a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

    同义词：bitstock

  • a structural member used to stiffen a framework

    同义词：bracing

• v.
  • prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

    同义词：poise

  • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

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

    同义词：steadystabilizestabilise

  • support by bracing
  • cause to be alert and energetic

    同义词：stimulatearouseenergizeenergiseperk up

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• brace firmly撑得很牢
• brace up振作精神

～+介词

• brace oneself for做好准备
• brace with用…撑着

词组短语

brace up下定决心；打起精神

brace yourself振作精神，振作起来

corner brace齿轮传动手摇钻，角撑

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.
   我们必须做好防飓风的准备。
2. The struts are firmly braced.
   那些支柱上得很牢固。
3. She braced herself against the wall.
   她靠在墙上。
4. He faced the angry crowd, his arms folded, his legs braced.
   面对着愤怒的人群,他抱紧双臂,绷紧双腿。
5. The mountain air will brace you.
   山中空气将使你振作精神。

用作名词(n.)

1. The odor of souls is a brace to the walls.
   灵魂的气息是这些砖墙的支柱。
2. She has got rid of her leg brace and regained use of her left arm.
   她已不再用腿部支架,左臂也能重新活动。
3. My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
   我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。
4. He came home with a brace of rabbits in the bag.
   他带着装着一对兔子的口袋回家来了。

权威例句

Method of forming an orthodontic brace
Brace Wear Control of Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Anterior cruciate ligament functional brace use in sports.
Strength and stiffness of metal building rod brace anchor connections
An Introduction to Machine Translation. Harcourt Brace Jovanonvich
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the effect of brace treatment on the incidence of surgery
Analysis of factors influencing the seismic behavior of buckling restrained brace with eccentric brace
Effectiveness of treatment with a brace in girls who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A prospective, controlled study based on ...
Standardization of criteria for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis brace studies: SRS Committee on Bracing and Nonoperative Management.
The psychology of attitudes. A.H. Eagly & S. Chaiken. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt, Brace, & Janovich, 1993, 794 pp. Reviewed by Christo...