brace
verb
noun
breɪs
verb
1
to
mentally
or
physically
prepare
yourself
or
someone
else
for
something
unpleasant
that
is
going
to
happen
（使）作好准备
T
brace
yourself
(for
sth)
Nancy
braced
herself
for
the
inevitable
arguments.
南希为无法避免的争论作好了准备。
The
military
needs
to
brace
itself
for
further
spending
cuts,
says
McCoy.
军方需要作好再次削减开支的思想准备，这是麦科伊的话。
brace
yourself
to
do
sth
Cathy
braced
herself
to
see
Matthew,
who
she
expected
to
arrive
at
any
minute.
凯茜打起精神准备见马修，他随时可能到来。
be
braced
for
sth
The
base
was
braced
for
an
attack.
基地已经准备好应付敌人来犯。
2
to
push
part
of
your
body
against
something
solid
in
order
to
make
yourself
more
steady
抵住，顶住，使稳住
T
brace
sth
against
sth
Gina
braced
her
back
against
the
wall
and
pushed
as
hard
as
she
could.
吉娜后背抵住墙，尽最大力量使劲地推。
brace
yourself
(for
sth)
The
pilot
told
passengers
and
crew
to
brace
themselves
for
a
rough
landing.
飞行员叫乘客和机组人员坐稳，准备硬着陆。
3
to
make
something
stronger
by
supporting
it
支撑; 加固
T
Wait
until
we’ve
braced
the
ladder.
等我们把梯子支撑住再说。
Workers
used
steel
beams
to
brace
the
roof.
工人们用钢梁支撑屋顶。
4
to
make
your
body
or
part
of
your
body
stiff
in
order
to
prepare
to
do
something
difficult
（使身体或身体某部分）绷紧，鼓足气力
I,T
noun
5
something
that
is
used
to
strengthen
or
support
something,
or
to
make
it
stiff
支架，托架
C
The
miners
used
special
braces
to
keep
the
walls
from
collapsing.
矿工用特殊的支架撑住墙身，以免倒塌。
neck/back/knee
brace
(a
brace
which
supports
the
neck
etc)
颈箍/背部夹板/护膝夹板
He
was
being
fitted
for
a
back
brace.
他在试背部夹板。
She
had
to
wear
a
brace
after
the
accident.
出事以后她只得使用支架。
6
braces
a
system
of
metal
wires
that
people,
usually
children,
wear
on
their
teeth
to
make
them
grow
straight
[美] 牙箍〔一般为儿童使用〕
C | AmE
7
a
metal
support
that
someone
with
weak
legs
wears
to
help
them
walk
[美] 〔装在腿上帮助腿力弱者行走的〕金属支架，双脚规形夹;
C usually plural 一般用复数 | AmE BrE
8
braces
two
long
pieces
of
material
that
stretch
over
someone’s
shoulders
and
fasten
to
their
trousers
at
the
front
and
the
back
to
stop
them
falling
down
[英] 吊裤带，背带;
plural 复数 | BrE AmE
9
one
of
a
pair
of
signs{
}
used
to
show
that
information
written
between
them
should
be
considered
together
大括弧，大括号;
C
10
a brace of sth
two
things
of
the
same
type,
especially
two
birds
or
animals
that
have
been
killed
for
food
or
sport
一对某物，一双某物〔尤指鸟、兽等猎物〕
especially BrE
a
brace
of
partridge
一对猎获的山鹑