| [/breɪs; bres/] n 用法:
1 [C] device that clamps things together or holds and supports them in position 夹具; 支架; 支撑之物. Cf 参看 bit2 2. 用法:
2 [C] wire device worn inside the mouth (esp by children) for straightening the teeth 牙箍（矫正牙齿的钢丝套, 尤为儿童所用）:
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿. 用法:
3 braces [pl] (US suspenders) straps for holding trousers up, fastened to the waistband at the front and the back and passing over the shoulders 吊裤带; 背带:
a pair of braces 一副背带. 用法:
4 [C] either of the two marks { and } used in printing or writing to show that words, etc between them are connected 大括号（"{", "}" 之任何一边）. Cf 参看 bracket. brace 2
[/breɪs; bres/] n (pl unchanged 复数不变) pair (esp of game birds) 一对, 一双（尤指作猎物的鸟）:
two brace of partridge(s) 两对山鹑. brace 3
[/breɪs; bres/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] (a) support (sth) with a brace1(1) 用支架支住（某物）:
The struts are firmly braced. 构架的支柱很牢固.
(b) make (sth) stronger or firmer; reinforce 使（某物）更为坚固; 增强. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] place (one's hand or foot) firmly in order to resist an impact or balance oneself 把（手或脚）支撑稳（以防冲撞或以保持身体平衡）:
He braced his foot against the wall and jumped. 他一只脚抵著墙跳. 用法:
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ oneself (for sth) steady or prepare oneself for sth difficult or unpleasant （针对困难的或令人不快的事物）稳住情绪或做好准备:
We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing. 我们已做好准备, 著陆时会很颠簸. 用法:
4 (phr v) brace up (esp US) not become sad or dispirited, eg after a defeat or disappointment; take heart 振作起来; 打起精神. |