[breis]
brace
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号
v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

词形变化:

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

例句与用法:

  1. My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
    我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿.
  2. He braced his foot against the wall and jumped.
    他一只脚抵著墙跳.
  3. We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing.
    我们已做好准备, 著陆时会很颠簸.
  4. The struts are firmly braced.
    那些支柱上得很牢固。

英英解释:

名词 brace:

  1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  2. two items of the same kind
  3. 同义词:couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
  4. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  5. 同义词:pair
  6. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
  7. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
  8. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
  9. 同义词:suspender, gallus
  10. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  11. 同义词:braces, orthodontic braces
  12. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  13. 同义词:bitstock
  14. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
  15. 同义词:bracing

动词 brace:

  1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  2. 同义词:poise
  3. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
  4. 同义词:steady, stabilize, stabilise
  5. support by bracing
  6. cause to be alert and energetic
  7. 同义词:stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up