brace
英 [breɪs]
美[bres]
- n. 支柱；[语] 大括号；曲柄
- vt. 支撑；振作起来；激励；撑牢
- vi. 支持；打起精神
- adj. 曲柄的
- n. (Brace)人名；(英)布雷斯；(法)布拉斯
英英释意
- 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. the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
- 9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹