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brace

英[breɪs] 美[breɪs]
  • v. 防备;支撑;绷紧;振作
  • n. 支柱;支架;牙箍;一对;(复)吊带裤;大括号
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 激励
    2. 使绷紧,拉紧,系紧
    3. 使防备
    4. 振奋,振作(精神),鼓起勇气
    5. 做好准备,做准备,防备
    6. 顶住,抵住
    7. 绷紧肌肉
    8. 加强,加固
    9. 支撑,撑牢,支住
    10. 给...装拉条
    11. 张(弓)
    12. 叉开(两腿)
    13. 使(神经)紧张
    14. 【海】以转帆索转(帆)
    15. 【印】用大括弧括
    16. 使自己站稳
    17. <美俚> 拦住…当面(或提出)责问
    18. <美俚> 向…借钱;要求施舍
    n. (名词)
    1. 一对,一双
    2. 背带,吊裤带
    3. 大括号,大括弧
    4. 支柱,支架,撑柱,支持物
    5. 【机】手摇曲柄钻
    6. 矫正器
    7. 箍子,夹子,牙箍
    8. 猎获的一对鸟
    9. 曲柄
    10. 【建】拉条
    11. 【机】撑臂
    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

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

  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"

双语例句

1. She wears a neck brace.
她戴着颈托。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿.

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3. You had better brace yourself for some bad news.
有些坏消息,你最好做好准备.

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4. The doctor cautioned him to brace up.
医生告诫他要振奋精神.

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5. He tried to shake them off, to forget and brace up.
他想甩开它们, 忘记它们,振作起来.

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    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。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. This strut braces the beam.
      这根柱子支撑房梁。
    2. They braced themselves behind the gun.
      他们在炮后死死顶着。
    3. We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.
      架上新房顶时我们得要撑牢墙壁。
    4. The mountain air will brace you.
      山中空气将使你振作精神。
    5. The fresh morning air brace him.
      清晨,新鲜的空气使他精神振作。
    6. You should brace yourself.
      你应该振作起来。
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    8. The struts are firmly braced.
      那些支柱上得很牢靠。
    用作宾补动词 S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
    1. He braced himself to meet the blow.
      他振作精神去承受这个打击。
    2. She braced herself to lead a normal life.
      她振作起来去过正常生活。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. brace的基本意思是“支撑”,指“支住,撑牢,使绷紧”,以使被支撑物在压力面前坚固,坚硬,不屈服。引申可指“使某人站稳,振作起来”。
  2. brace是及物动词,可接名词或代词作简单宾语,一般不接动名词或从句。
v. (动词)
brace, bolster, buttress, maintain, prop, support, sustain
  • 这组词的共同意思是“支撑”。其区别在于:support指有基础或基座来承受某物的压力或重量,使其不坍塌或倒下,用于比喻可指能够经受住艰难困苦而不屈服; bolster指用垫枕等支撑物来支撑或承受负荷; brace指用支柱、支架来支住、撑牢某物,使其能抗住压力; buttress指用在建筑物应力点上加扶壁的办法来支住、加固某物,引申指用物质、金钱、事实等来支持某论点; maintain指保持某种状况或状态,给予所需的力量,以防力量、价值等有所损失; prop指支持需要立即加强或加固的事物; sustain强调始终不渝地支撑或保持。例如:
  • This matter bolstered up his pride.这件事提高了他的自尊心。
  • The struts are firmly braced.构架的支柱很牢固。
  • She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具体事实来支持她的论点。
  • The state maintains the highways.政府养护公路。
  • She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在婴孩的头后,支撑他的头。
  • She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    brace up (v.+adv.)
      振奋精神 take heart
      brace sth ⇔ up

      They braced up the old house with balks of timber.

      他们用梁木加固旧房子。

      brace up

      The doctor cautioned him to brace up.

      医生告诫他要振奋精神。

      brace sb ⇔ up

      She braced herself up and tried once more.

      她鼓起勇气又试了一次。

    brace oneself for (v.+pron.+prep.)
      做好准备 prepare for (sth)
      brace oneself for sth

      You had better brace yourself for some bad news.

      有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

      The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.

      这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+副词 ~+介词

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