brace
[breɪs] noun
SUPPORT 支架
countable (plural braces)
■something that connects, fastens, strengthens or supports 托架，支架•I had to wear a brace (US usually braces)for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager.十几岁时我不得不替我的畸形齿上戴上牙箍。 •He was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.他最近因背部受伤戴了一个支撑架。 braces [plural] UK (US suspenders)
■a pair of narrow straps which stretch from the front of the trousers over your shoulders to the back to hold them up （裤子的）背带•a pair of braces一副背带 US * callipers (LEG SUPPORT)
[breɪs] noun
PAIR 双
countable (plural brace)
■two things of the same type, especially two wild birds that have been killed for sport or food （尤指猎获的野鸟的）一双，一对•a brace of pheasants一对野鸡
[breɪs] verb transitive
SUPPORT 支架
■to support an object in order to stop it from falling down 支撑，加固；使紧绷•The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support.老房子的边墙用木结构加固了。
[breɪs] verb transitive
PREPARE 准备
brace yourself
[R]
■to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant 使防备；使准备；使经受锻炼•The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hold them very stiff) for a crash landing.乘客们被告知要做好紧急迫降准备。 •She told me she had some bad news for me and I braced myself for a shock.她说有坏消息要告诉我，我已做好了承受打击的准备。 |