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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8937 COCA: 6591
brace
verb /breɪs/
present tense
I/you/we/theybrace
he/she/itbraces
present participlebracing
past tensebraced
past participlebraced
  1. 1
    [I/T] to get ready for something unpleasant (使)作好准备
    brace yourself for something :

    I braced myself for the results of my blood test. 我作好准备接受我验血的结果。

    brace yourself to do something :

    Smith braced himself to give her the bad news. 史密斯作好告诉她坏消息的准备。

    be braced for something :

    Financial markets are braced for another turbulent week. 金融市场准备好应付又一个动荡的一周。

    brace for :

    The city is bracing itself for the hurricane. 这个城市在作好防范飓风的准备。

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  2. 2
    [T] to push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling (身体或身体部位)支住,撑牢(以免摔倒)

    She braced herself against the wall. 她靠墙而立。

    brace yourself/something against something :

    He braced his foot against the door so she couldn't open it. 他用脚顶着门,使她开不了门。

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  3. 3
    [I/T] to make your body, or a part of it, stiff and strong in order to do something that needs a lot of physical effort (身体或身体某部分)绷紧

    He faced the angry crowd, his arms folded, his legs braced. 他叉着手,双腿绷紧,面对愤怒的人群。

    brace for :

    The passengers were told how to brace for the crash. 乘客们被告知如何应付撞车事故。

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    [T] to support an object with a piece of wood, metal etc so that it does not fall down (用木头、金属等)支撑,加固
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brace
noun /breɪs/
singularbrace
pluralbraces
  1. 1
    [C] an object that supports a part of your body and holds it in the correct position after you have injured it (支撑身体受伤部位用的)梏具,支架

    a back/neck brace 背部固定架/颈托

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    1. a.
      [C] a piece of wood, metal etc used for supporting an object so that it does not fall down 支撑物;支架;托架
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      Frames and supports for structures: frame, foundation, support...
    2. b.

      braces

      [plural] American a pair of metal objects that someone wears around their legs to help them to walk. The British word is callipers. (辅助行走的)金属支架
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    [C] British a set of wires that you wear on your teeth to push them into the correct position. The American word is braces. 畸齿矫正牙箍
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    Dentistry: amalgam, brace, bridge...
  3. 3
    pluralbrace
    [C] a pair of game birds (=birds killed for sport and then eaten) 一对(猎获的鸟)
    brace of :

    three brace of pheasant 三对雉鸡

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    Groups of specific living things: brace, colony, community...
    1. a.
      literary a pair of people, animals, or objects 一对,一双(人、动物等)
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    braces

    [plural] British two long narrow pieces of cloth that go over a man's shoulders and are fastened to the waist of his trousers at the front and back in order to hold them up. The American word is suspenders. (裤子的)背带
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  5. 5
    [C] a curly bracket 大括号({})
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    Punctuation: ampersand, apostrophe, bad break...
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    [C] a part of a tool called a brace and bit, used especially in the past for making holes in things. You usually use a drill now instead. 手摇曲柄
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    Parts of tools: attachment, bit, blade...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8937 COCA: 6591
brace

noun¹

1for supporting a part of the body身體支架ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRACE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEknee, leg, neck, shoulder膝蓋支架;腿支架;頸托;駝背矯正器VERB + BRACEhave, wear戴矯正器I used to wear a brace.我過去戴過矯正器。PREPOSITIONbrace on⋯上的矯正器He had a brace on his teeth. (BrE) 他戴着牙箍。He had braces on his teeth. (NAmE) 他戴着牙箍。
brace

noun²

2braces (BrE) for holding trousers/pants up吊褲帶 see also suspenders BRACES + VERBhold sth up, support sth背帶把⋯拉緊The braces held up his trousers.他的褲子是靠背帶拉起來的。 topic at clothes
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8937 COCA: 6591

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