brace
brace
英[breɪs]美[breɪs]
v.使做好准备，（为保持平衡）使紧靠，绷紧，支撑，加固；
n.一对，支架，牙箍，背带，大括号；
复数：braces;
第三人称单数：braces;
过去式：braced;
过去分词：braced;
现在分词：bracing;
例句
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
The truss comprises four plane trusses each two panels and each panel has one diagonal brace.桁架由四个平面桁架组成,每两个节间及每个节间均有对角撑.
Lightweight aluminum portals add horizontal stability and brace the self - supporting inflatable skin.质量较轻的铝制入口增强了水平稳定性和充气外表的 自我 支撑性.
A brace of tame deer ran familiarly about the house.一对驯鹿无拘无束地在室内跑来跑去.
The doctor cautioned him to brace up.医生告诫他要振奋精神.
You had better brace yourself for some bad news.有些坏消息,你*好做好准备.
She wears a neck brace.她戴着颈托。
...a few brace of grouse.几对松鸡
...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟
Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.灯光照亮了头顶上支撑屋顶的旧房梁。
同义词
vt.
brace的同义词之：支撑;加固
strengthentightensupporttien.
brace的同义词之：支柱;支撑
apropsupportbrace的同义词之：其他释义
fortifystrengthencrutchreinforcebracketlegproptiesupporttightenshouldersupportersteel反义词
vt.
brace的反义词之：使绷紧
loosenrelaxbrace的反义词之：其他释义
relaxloosen词组
brace up
To summon one's strength or endurance.集中力量或打起精神柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
使做好准备（面对不快的事或困难）
If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
例句
He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water...他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。She braced herself, as if to meet a blow.她严阵以待，仿佛准备面对打击。VERB
（为保持平衡或避免摔倒）使紧靠
If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling.
例句
Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror...伊莱恩紧贴着衣橱照镜子。He braced his back against the wall.他后背紧靠在墙上。VERB
绷紧（肩或膝）
If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
例句
He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上，他绷紧了双肩。VERB
支撑；加固
To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else.
例句
Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.灯光照亮了头顶上支撑屋顶的旧房梁。N-COUNT
一对；一双
You can refer to two things of the same kind as a brace of that thing. The plural form is also brace .
例句
...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟...a few brace of grouse.几对松鸡N-COUNT
（用以加固或支撑身体某部位的）支架，托架
A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it.
例句
He wore leg braces after polio in childhood...他幼时得过小儿麻痹症后双腿安上了支架。She wears a neck brace.她戴着颈托。N-COUNT
牙齿矫正器；牙箍
A brace is a metal device that can be fastened to a child's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
N-PLURAL
（裤子的）背带，吊带
Braces are a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down.
N-COUNT
大括号
Braces or curly braces are a pair of written marks that you place around words, numbers, or parts of a computer code, for example to indicate that they are connected in some way or are separate from other parts of the writing or code.
英汉词典释义
vt.
支住, 撑牢, 使绷紧
This strut braces the beam.这根柱子支撑房梁。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.
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。箍子；夹子；支架
（儿童）牙箍
. 吊裤带；背带
括弧；大括号
猎获的一对鸟（或兽)
vt. & vi.
（为困难或坏事）做准备；防备
顶住，抵住（以免跌倒等）
绷紧（身体部位的）肌肉
加强；加固
英英词典释义
Noun
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
Verb
1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"3. support by bracing
4. cause to be alert and energetic;
"Coffee and tea stimulate me""This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"行业词典
体育： 拉条；上弓箭；
医学： 梏具：把一些部分夹持在一起或夹持于某一位置的器械；支架：一种矫形器械或装置(矫形器)，支承、对准和支持躯体各部使之处于正确位置；矫正器(通常复数形式)：矫正排列不齐的牙齿之器械。见appliance项下；
煤炭： 撑杆；增加杆件式支架之间的稳定性和整体性的构件。；
石油： 斜杆；
药学： 支具；
铁道： 拉撑；
