brace
[breis]解释
v. 使防备, 支撑, 拉紧, 使绷紧
n. 支柱, 托架, 支架, 大括号
例句与用法
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。
He braced his foot against the wall and jumped.
他一只脚抵著墙跳。
We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing.
我们已做好准备,著陆时会很颠簸。
The struts are firmly braced.
那些支柱上得很牢固。
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
英英解释
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