英:[ˈbreɪsə(r)]
美:['breɪsər]
英:[ˈbreɪsə(r)]
美:['breɪsər]
14世纪早期,“保护手臂的盔甲件”; 1580年代,“夹子,绑带,支撑或使坚固的东西”,来自于 brace(v.)的动作名词。1740年代开始出现“支撑神经的东西”的比喻意义; 尤指早晨饮用的酒精饮料(1826年出现)。相关词汇: Bracers。
保护套
护臂
Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French *bracer, from braz arm, from Latin bracchium
The first known use of bracer was in the 14th century
1 He had dropped into the club to join Wadsworth in a bracer,––a habit he had drifted into this last month,––and opened the envelope with indifferent interest, expecting a tailor’s announcement.
2 He adds that when he sets to work doggedly, he is exactly the same man he ever was, "neither low-spirited nor distrait," nay, that adversity is to him "a tonic and bracer."
3 Are you out for a bracer this morning?”
4 Then, in spite of the early hour, he took a stiff "bracer," and throwing on his slicker, went out.
5 It is a tonic--and a moral bracer of the first order.
6 The bracer, as it is generally understood, he was minded this morning to avoid as if it had been a pestilence.
7 Taking a discreet bracer of brandy and examining his pistols, Pierre lies down on the cot.
8 He had a leather bracer on his left forearm.
9 With her help, the boys must learn to master their elemental arm bracers, which when used properly summon legendary heroes and gods of the corresponding elements to fight on their behalf.
10 As he walked from the garage to the house, he remembered the decanter and glass still standing on the study table and welcomed the idea of another bracer before bed.
11 But how strange it seems that you should always appear like the fairy queen when I am most in need of a bracer.
12 "It's quite a bracer, after all," she said.
13 Rather than bracers giving you +300 strength instead of +200, they might give you a speed boost every time you smash part of the scenery.
14 Buried about 2 feet down, a breastplate, a backplate, one shoulder pad, forearm bracers and a helmet belonging to an ancient suit of armor were found, according to the release.
15 I know just how you feel, but wait till you've had a bath and a bracer, and you'll be all right again.
16 Other Implements.—The archer uses finger-tips, or a “tab” of leather, to protect the fingers against the string, and a leather “bracer” to protect the left arm from its blow.
17 He told himself that he must have a "bracer" to steady his nerves.
18 Swimming is a wonderful bracer, besides being an enjoyment in itself.
19 He could not persuade her to take more of the liquor, so he himself drank the bracer, after which he put the cup and the flask, which Banks had left, away in his own pockets.
20 The "bracer" or arm guard of heavy leather for left arm with two laces to tie it on.
2 酒
joy-juice warmer-upper fogmatic one fix cup taste bottle alcohol tap pot juice wet nail shiny serum lush liquor rum stimulant booze budge nappy potable sop libation tipple choc wallop tiff grog hooch shinny Bacchus bevvy potation samshu shicker mokus sake poison peg saki hootch alky bouse wet goods white mule
3 带
zonary band path string zone belt strap chord realm ribbon ligament bandage fascia girdle belting chorda cestus cincture invest tote dribble schlep zonal tie chain cord fetch cingulum taenia funiculus lead advance
4 兴奋剂
drug upper substance stimulant dope agonist pick-me-up excitant analeptic up speed cordial energizer pickup tonic provocative stimulative reviver exhilarant incitant goofball hop-up tea soup hop restorative hopper whetstone euphoriant exciter pep pill
6 支持者
support friend audience champion supporter prop cohort proponent standby backer constituency adherent henchman sympathizer sustainer stayer upholder votary seconder favorer
8 刺激性饮料