brace

英 [breɪs]

美 [breɪs]

n.  箍子; 夹子; 支架; (儿童)牙箍; 吊裤带; 背带
v.  (为困难或坏事)使作准备; 使防备; 使(身体或身体部位)顶住，抵住( 以免跌倒等); (做费劲的事之前)绷紧(身体部位)的肌肉

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

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.8937 / COCA.6591

习惯用语

n.

belt and braces
• 双管齐下；多重保障
  taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should
• a belt-and-braces policy
  稳妥可靠的政策

牛津词典

noun

• 箍子；夹子；支架
  a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position
  1. a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury)
     矫治用的颈箍
• （儿童）牙箍
  a metal device that children wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight
• 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.
• 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.
• 大括弧；大括号
  either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected
• （ 猎获的鸟或兽）一对，一双
  a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting

verb

• （为困难或坏事）使作准备；使防备
  to prepare sb/yourself for sth difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen
  1. UN troops are braced for more violence.
     联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。
  2. They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle.
     他们在为漫长的法律诉讼作准备。
• 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
  1. They braced themselves against the wind.
     他们顶着大风站稳。
• （做费劲的事之前）绷紧（身体部位）的肌肉
  to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing sth that is physically difficult
  1. 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。
• 加强；加固
  to make sth stronger or more solid by supporting it with sth
  1. The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
     屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。

柯林斯词典

The plural form for meaning 5 is brace. 义项5的复数形式为brace。


• VERB 使做好准备（面对不快的事或困难）
  If youbrace yourself forsomething unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youbraceyourselfagainstsomething orbracepart of your bodyagainstit, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling.
  1. Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror...
     伊莱恩紧贴着衣橱照镜子。
  2. He braced his back against the wall.
     他后背紧靠在墙上。
• VERB 绷紧（肩或膝）
  If youbraceyour shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
  1. 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
  Tobracesomething means to strengthen or support it with something else.
  1. 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 abrace ofthat thing. The plural form is alsobrace.
  1. ...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.
     两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟
  2. ...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
  Abraceis a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it.
  1. 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。
  2. She wears a neck brace.
     她戴着颈托。
• 牙齿矫正器；牙箍
  Abraceis a metal device that can be fastened to a child's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
• （裤子的）背带，吊带
  Bracesare 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.

in AM, use 美国英语用 suspenders


• 大括号
  Bracesorcurly bracesare 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.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 curly brackets

英英释义

noun

• a structural member used to stiffen a framework
  Synonym:bracing
• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  Synonym:bitstock
• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  Synonym:bracesorthodontic braces
• a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  1. he wore a brace on his knee
• elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
  Synonym:suspendergallus
• a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
• either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
• a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  Synonym:pair
• two items of the same kind
  Synonym:couplepairtwosometwainspanyokecoupletdistichduoduetdyadduad

verb

• cause to be alert and energetic
  1. Coffee and tea stimulate me
  2. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
  Synonym:stimulatearouseenergizeenergiseperk up
• support by bracing
• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
  1. brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
  Synonym:steadystabilizestabilise
• prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  Synonym:poise

双语例句

• You should brace yourself.
  你应该振作起来。
• The brace is at too big an angle with the beam.
  撑条和横梁之间角度太大。
• 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。
• A brace of tame deer ran familiarly about the house.
  一对驯鹿无拘无束地在室内跑来跑去。
• They were twirling a brace drill.
  他们当时正在转动曲柄钻。
• We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.
  我们盖新屋顶时得给墙壁加上支架。
• We accounted for a fine brace of partridges.
  我们捕获了一对很好的鹧鸪。
• The odor of souls is a brace to the walls.
  灵魂的气息是这些砖墙的支柱。
• When I hit that curly brace, swap's role in life is over.
  当我以那个花括号结束，swap的角色就结束了。
• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
  我的女儿得带牙套以矫正牙齿。