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复数:braces
第三人称单数:braces
现在分词:bracing
过去式:braced
过去分词:braced
词根:brace
adj.bracing 令人振奋的;凉爽的
braced 支撑的;撑牢的;拉牢的
n.bracing 支撑;支柱;背带
v.bracing 绷紧,顶住(brace的现在分词形式)
braced 支撑;使绷紧;做好准备;激励(brace的过去分词)
verb
transitive verb
prepare, steel
brace yourself for the shock
invigorate, freshen
… I took the shower and it braced me up a bit.—Raymond Chandler
to prepare for use by making taut
brace a drum
to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1)
heavily braced against the wind
to make stronger : reinforce
nerves … braced by long familiarity with danger—T. B. Macaulay
to put or plant firmly
braces his foot in the stirrup
nautical to turn (a sail yard) by means of a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1e)
to waylay especially with demands or questions : confront
when braced, Willie had naturally denied his identity—Time
archaic to fasten tightly : bind
intransitive verb
to get ready (as for an attack)
brace for the storm
to take heart—used with up
brace up and do something—Upton Sinclair
noun
something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: such as
a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (such as a framework)
walls held up with braces
medical an appliance for supporting a body part a neck brace
has braces on his legs
braces plural, dentistry an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth
had braces as a teenager
British braces plural, clothing suspenders
nautical a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard (see yard entry 4 sense 3) to swing it horizontally
one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together
music one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs (see staff entry 1 sense 3) carrying parts to be performed simultaneously
bracket sense 3a
numbers written in braces
or plural brace two of a kind : pair
several brace of quail
something (such as a clasp) that connects or fastens
a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 1a(2))
a position of rigid attention
on review, his uniform and brace were technically correct—Time
something that arouses energy or strengthens morale
brace up下定决心;打起精神
brace yourself振作精神,振作起来
corner brace齿轮传动手摇钻,角撑
14世纪初,“用于手臂的盔甲”,也指“皮带,用于系紧”,源自古法语 brace “手臂”,也指“由两个手臂测量的长度”(12世纪,现代法语 bras “手臂,力量”; brasse “英寻,一抱之量,蛙泳”),源自拉丁语 bracchia,复数形式的 bracchium “手臂,前臂”,源自希腊语 brakhion “手臂”(参见 brachio-)。
“将两个或多个物品紧紧固定在一起的东西”(基于握手的概念)的意思始于15世纪中期。因此,该词用于各种用于固定和紧固的装置。1520年代开始,指“支撑物,支架”,尤其是在建筑学中。对于狗、鸭子、手枪等,“一对,一双”的意思始于约1400年。
Braces 自1798年起指“穿过肩膀以撑起裤子的带子”; 自1945年起指“矫正牙齿的金属线”。
拉条
上弓箭
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
撑杆
增加杆件式支架之间的稳定性和整体性的构件。
斜杆
支具
拉撑
Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French bracer to embrace, from brace Noun Middle English, clasp, pair, from Anglo-French, pair of arms, pair, support, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium arm, from Greek brachiōn, from comparative of brachys short — more at brief
The first known use of brace was in the 14th century
brace1 of 2verb
to make firm or tight
to get ready : prepare
braced herself for the test
to furnish or support with a brace
to give life or energy to : freshen
to place firmly
to regain one's courage
brace up, all is not lost
brace2 of 2noun
two of a kind : pair
several brace of quail
something that connects, fastens, or tightens
a tool with a U-shaped bend that is used to turn wood-boring bits
something that transfers, resists, or supports weight or pressureespecially: a slanted timber used as a support in a structure
plural suspender sense 2
a device for supporting a body part (as the shoulders)
plural a usually wire device attached to the teeth to make them straight and pull them into position
a mark { or } used to connect words or items or musical staffs that are to be considered together
one of a pair of such marks enclosing words or symbols
brace1 of 2noun
an appliance that gives support to movable parts (as a joint or a fractured bone), to weak muscles (as in paralysis), or to strained ligaments (as of the lower back)
braces plural an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth and that is not removable by the patient
brace2 of 2transitive verb
to furnish or support with a brace
1 He braced himself against the parked car, expecting the earthquake to stop any moment.
2 Matt braced himself for a stormy scene, but she was dry-eyed and grim.
3 Next to me, Liam braced his feet and threw his arms up—to knock her back, I think.
4 Adjustable brace with text at side. Width, position, and alignment of text block are configurable.
侧边带文本的可调大括号. 文本块的宽度 、 位置和对齐方式均可配置.
5 I thanked him and, taking the brace and nails, I left the store.
6 Another wave surged over them, but he was braced this time, and when it passed, he clawed his way out with Nita dragging him.
7 I brace myself to deflect his hit, but it doesn't come.
8 He gained control of himself by falling against a man and a woman, bracing his fall against their shoulders.
9 By reflex, I braced my hand against the glove compartment.
10 Instantly, several strong arms reached out to brace her fall.
11 Those thus challenged must also brace themselves for the coming boom in medical tourism.
这些挑战一定也会在即将到来的医疗旅游的繁荣中掐紧保健体系的脖子。
12 He braces my cheeks with both hands and pulls me even closer to him.
13 Aru braced herself, waiting to hear the usual lines that they couldn’t possibly be heroes, or that they were too weak, too young, or too...girly.
14 Aru braced herself, her hand flying to the pendant that Monsoon had given her.
15 I said the words, then braced myself for a wave of humiliation—for that image to invade my thoughts, of me, one of many wives standing behind a solitary, faceless man—but it didn’t come.
16 Double brace, attached with safety belt.
双支撑, 附安全带.
17 I had no idea how much they cost, so I approached the only girl in my class who wore braces and, after complimenting her orthodontia, casually asked how much it had set her folks back.
18 Elizabeth O'Connor's spare and bracing debut novel Whale Fall opens with an isolated Welsh island on a precipice.
19 I didn't want to say anything, because I didn’t really know what to say, but Aileen wavered on the log, and I put a hand behind her back to brace her.
20 They will be ready in a brace of shakes.
他们马上可准备好.
1 吊裤带
2 振作
quickening perk re-collect gather wake rattle hearten bestir revivify wakening chirk stimulate revive buoy pep up brace oneself up on mettle upon mettle
4 作好防备
9 皮绳
10 准备
right due reserve preparatory preparative propaedeutic provision arrangement preparation homework preliminary readiness provide fix arrange prep make get set fit prepare ready mount lay rig boun make preparations for prepare oneself for tee up get ready to V make ready for make ready to V get ready be prepared to get ready for be prepared for make arrangements for set the scene for
12 单复同 一对
13 支住
14 作好准备
16 加强
stress reinforcement fortification develop fuel strengthen reinforce tighten cement consolidate sharpen bolster deepen intensify underpin heighten fortify toughen redouble build up build up to
17 强化
18 鼓起勇气
spunk heart erect take heart of grace lift heart gather oneself up on mettle get up spunk up
20 绷紧
tight tense strain tension tighten stretch taut flexion set flex tauten stiffen clench stiff brittle corded wind
23 使固定
25 支柱
support stay shore prop spur pillar cornerstone strut backbone mainstay crutch stilt bulwark fulcrum backstop stanchion trivet puncheon spile landtie standard strength console stud pier underpinning staff rest leg boss stake peg underpin picket bracing abutment entablature shoring stull sustentaculum column supporter upright anchorage stoop overcast buttress sprag
26 拉条
27 抵住
29 缚紧
32 钩扣
33 刺激
electric generous bitter stimulant stirring irritant pungent rousing galvanic acrimonious parlous excitant incitant needle excitement impulse stimulus irritation lash sting hypo turn-on fillip incitation inceptive fire activate excite motivate stimulate smite prod pique nettle inflame whet galvanize rasp racy of soil give impetus to give the needle hop up
34 支撑
support abutment sustentation strut stay carry bear sustain uphold bolster underprop staff shore float prop supporting hold underpin buttress prop up sustention underset persevere sustentacular sustaining kickstand stanchion nog upbear sustentative
35 加固
reinforcement strengthen reinforce consolidate fortify Guy clamp bolster underpin underpinning
39 鼓起精神
40 紧张
electric tight electrical intense tense hectic strenuous strained taut corded high-pitched pumped high-strung sulphurous agonistic stress stretch electricity strain tension intension turgor stretchability tonus tensity swell string thrill constrain fray buck fever all-overish erect tonic charged hyper drawn hab-dabs all-overs twitter tone twitch tightness twit tizzy tonicity clutch dither bother outstretch put a strain on at high pressure in a pucker with butterfly have butterflies in stomach
42 增强
43 双脚规形夹
45 向…借钱
47 金属支架
48 激动
action-packed hot exciting emotional feverish trembly feverous abuzz alight carry-on hoo-ha heat transport tension flush sensation fermentation ferment buzz flurry tingle tremor lather excitation fluster brouhaha astir enkindle excite fever giddy electrify work send fire steam boil flap vibrate flutter rouse on fire wound up carry away fire up
49 连谱号
50 坚固
hard sound firm iron tight substantial robust sturdy stout staunch well-built foursquare impregnable indissoluble ironbound standfast hard-set strongly firmly substantially tightly solidly sturdily durably stoutly indissolubly stanchly hardness tightness horniness substantiality stoutness set seal tighten harden solidify
51 支架
support rest frame horse console trestle rack bracket cradle spider pedestal crutch kickstand underframe boom leg carriage arm mount supporter anchor sting scaffold husk pylon cantilever poppet set block framework buck armature footpad staddle crossarm
53 一对
couple pair duo dyad doubleton duplet set twosome Twain couplet doublet pairing twain two case match binary duet duad gemeled twinned gemel twin yoke a couple of
55 拉紧
tight strict stiff tense taut rack tension stretch strain bracing tighten tauten gather takeup chockablock strained nip frap
59 激励
awakening hortatory incitant boost sting impetus exhortation incitation support man power key encourage egg comfort stimulate cheer spur animate pep prod exhort actuate hearten bestir hollo set spurs to put to mettle give the needle inspiring stirring galvanic stimulative drive inspiration stimulation arousal whet actuation strengthen spark excite nerve rally flush whip gig poke incite rouse invigorate galvanize goad impel reanimate fillip inspirit spark-plug trumpet call infusive incentive encouraging tonic urge animation encouragement stimulus stimulant excitation prompting fosterage gee act fire inspire hop foster energize buoy prick sparkplug upraise put spurs to ginger up