brace

[breis]

v.防备, 支撑, 绷紧, 振作
n.支柱, 支架, 牙箍, 一对, （复）吊带裤

n.[C]

1. 支柱; 支撑物

2. 大括号[P]

3. 【英】裤子吊带[P]

4. (牙齿) 矫正器; 【医】支架

The little girl had braces on her teeth.

这个小女孩牙齿上戴着矫正器。

5. (猎禽等的) 一对, 一双[M]

He came home with two brace of rabbits in the bag.

他带着装有两对野兔的猎袋回家来了。

6. 【机】手摇曲柄钻

vt.

1. 支撑; 加固

The roof was braced with four poles.

屋顶由四根柱子支撑。

2. 使绷紧

3. 使防备[(+for)]

The villagers braced themselves for a possible flood.

村民们作了可能发生洪水泛滥的防备。

4. 激励, 振奋

vi.

1. 鼓起勇气[(+up)]

She braced up for the arduous task.

她鼓起勇气去从事那艰巨的任务。

2. 做好准备[(+for/against)]

It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.

我们必须做好防飓风的准备。

词形变化

动词过去式: braced | 动词过去分词: braced | 动词现在分词: bracing | 动词第三人称单数: braces |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.支撑; 加固

support  strengthen  tighten  tie

n.支柱; 支撑

prop  a support  

同义参见:

crutch  leg  supporter  steel  clamp  shoulder  fortify  reinforce  bracket  prop  

反义:

vt.使绷紧

loosen  relax  

英英释义

名词 brace:

a support that steadies or strengthens something else

two items of the same kind

同义词：couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

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：suspender, gallus

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

同义词：braces, orthodontic 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

动词 brace:

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

同义词：steady, stabilize, stabilise

support by bracing

cause to be alert and energetic

同义词：stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up

补充

bracebrace英:[breis] 美:[bres]vt.1.支住, 撑牢, 使绷紧This strut braces the beam.这根柱子支撑房梁。2.使自己站稳, 振作起来They braced themselves behind the gun.他们在炮后准备迎战。The fresh morning air braces him.清晨, 新鲜的空气使他精神振作。He braced himself to meet the blow.他振作精神去承受这个打击。n.1.托架, 支架The table is shaky because the braces are loose.这张桌子摇摇晃晃, 因为支架全松了。My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。

例句

1. She has to wear a neck brace.她不得不戴一个颈托。 2. He wore leg braces after polio in childhood.他童年时得了小儿麻痹症, 以后就戴上了腿部支架。 3. The boy's cast was removed and he is now wearing a special brace.男孩的石膏夹板去掉了, 他现在戴着一个特殊的支架。 4. When I was 11, I wore a brace.我11岁那年戴了牙箍。 5. a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne一对梅西耶玫瑰香槟酒瓶 6. a few brace of grouse几对松鸡 7. The carriage is on leather braces and rocks backwards and forwards.四轮马车套上了皮革牵索, 前后摇晃着。 8. A central brace improves stability.中心的固定杆提高了稳定性。 9. There are timber arch braces above the front doors.前门上方有木拱支撑。 10. Officials say New York is braced for further large-scale terrorist attacks.官员们称, 纽约已准备好应对进一步的大规模恐怖袭击。 11. London and Washington are braced for a tough round of negotiations.伦敦和华盛顿已做好准备迎接新一轮的艰难谈判。 12. You should brace yourself, my dear.亲爱的, 你得做好准备。 13. brace yourself to be sued!你做好准备, 等着被起诉吧！ 14. He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.他做好了要跳进刺骨脏水里的准备。 15. She braced herself for her forthcoming ordeal.她为即将到来的磨难做好了准备。 16. The setback comes as Tony Blair braced Britain for a sharp escalation in the Afghanistan campaign.当托尼•布莱尔让英国准备好应付阿富汗战事的急剧升级时, 遇到了挫折。 17. Tim braced himself against the door.蒂姆将身子紧紧靠住门。 18. He braced his back against the wall.他后背紧靠在墙上。 19. He stood to attention, bracing his shoulders.他立正站着, 肩膀绷紧。 20. He braced his feet apart and held her against his body.他两脚分开站稳, 让她靠到身上。 21. the submerged cross-beams bracing the piers of the jetty支撑码头突堤的水下横梁 22. the old timbers used to brace the roof用来支撑房顶的旧木料 23. The country is bracing for an outbreak of avian flu.该国正在做准备以应对禽流感的爆发。 24. Accommodation providers are bracing for a record 85,000 visitors.住宿提供者正在准备迎接创纪录的8.5万名游客。 25. Passengers were shouting 'brace, brace!'乘客们大喊着：“身体绷紧, 身体绷紧！” 26. brace those sagging shelves with more crosspieces.多用横档加固那些下陷的架子。 27. They braced the sagging wall with a piece of wood.他们用一根木头撑住那堵往一边倾斜的墙壁。 28. to brace one's muscles把肌肉绷紧 29. He braced himself to hear what the boss would say.他做好准备听老板会说些什么。 30. the bracing air up the tower塔上的清新空气 31. She braced her foot against the crosspieces and jumped,她一只脚抵着横档跳下。 32. She choked back her tears and braced up.她忍住眼泪，打起精神来。 33. thirty brace of grouse.30对松鸡。 34. the posts were braced by lengths of timber.这些柱子用几根木头撑着。 35. she braced her feet against a projecting shelf.她把脚踩在一个突出来的岩石上站稳。 36. [as adj. braced]he stood with legs braced.他叉开双腿站稳。 37. both stations are bracing themselves for job losses.两个电台都在为就业岗位减少作准备。 38. You'd better brace yourself for some bad news.你要作好接受坏消息的准备。 39. The town is bracing for a busy tourist season.这个镇子在为旅游旺季做准备。 40. We braced for the storm.我们做了应对暴风雨的准备。 41. brace yourself. [=prepare yourself] I have some bad news.你要做好心理准备，我有坏消息要告诉你。 42. She braced herself for the news.对此消息她做好了准备。 43. He braced the gate with a piece of wood.他用一块木头加固大门。 44. Steel columns brace the structure.钢柱使建筑结构更坚固。 45. She braced herself with one hand and reached up with the other.她一只手稳住自己，另一只手向上伸。 46. He braced himself against the wall.他靠着墙支撑起自己的身体。 47. He braced his foot against the wall.他用脚抵住墙。 48. We need to add some sort of brace to hold the shelf in place.我们需要加个支撑物来固定架子。 49. He could walk with braces on his legs.他可以借助双腿上安的支架来走路。 50. She wears a back/neck brace.她戴着护背支架/颈箍。 51. (Brit) He has a brace on his teeth.他戴着牙箍。 52. He has braces on his teeth.他戴着牙箍。 53. She needed braces as a child.她小时候要戴牙箍。 54. Computer codes appear within braces.计算机代码显示在大括弧里。 55. several brace [=(more commonly) pairs] of quail几对被猎杀的鹌鹑