brace

[breis]

v.防备, 支撑, 绷紧, 振作
n.支柱, 支架, 牙箍, 一对, (复)吊带裤

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,着陆时会很颠簸。

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 |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 支柱; 支撑物

2. 大括号[P]

3. 【英】裤子吊带[P]

4. (牙齿) 矫正器; 【医】支架

The little girl had braces on her teeth.

这个小女孩牙齿上戴着矫正器。

5. (猎禽等的) 一对, 一双[M]

He came home with two brace of rabbits in the bag.

他带着装有两对野兔的猎袋回家来了。

6. 【机】手摇曲柄钻

vt.

1. 支撑; 加固

The roof was braced with four poles.

屋顶由四根柱子支撑。

2. 使绷紧

3. 使防备[(+for)]

The villagers braced themselves for a possible flood.

村民们作了可能发生洪水泛滥的防备。

4. 激励, 振奋

vi.

1. 鼓起勇气[(+up)]

She braced up for the arduous task.

她鼓起勇气去从事那艰巨的任务。

2. 做好准备[(+for/against)]

It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.

我们必须做好防飓风的准备。