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brace/breis/ n. & v.●n. 1a a device that clamps or fastens tightly 托架，支架，扣件 b a strengthening piece of iron or timber in building (建筑物中铁或木的)撑柱，拉条 2 (in pl. 用复数) Brit. straps supporting trousers from the shoulders [英] (裤子的)背带 3 a wire device for straightening the teeth 畸齿矫正钢丝架，牙箍 4 (pl. same 单复同) a pair (esp. of game) 一对，一双(尤指猎物) 5 a rope attached to the yard of a ship for trimming the sail 帆桁上调节帆用的牵索 6a a connecting mark { or } used in printing 印刷中使用的大括弧(即 { 或 }) b Mus. a similar mark connecting staves to be performed at the same time 【音】连谱号(连接同时演奏的谱表音符) ●v. tr. 1 fasten tightly, give firmness to 支撑，加固，使绷紧 2 make steady by supporting 使牢置，使稳扎 3 (esp. as 尤作 bracing adj.) invigorate, refresh 激动(的)，振奋(的) 4 (often 常作 refl.) prepare for a difficulty, shock, etc. (对困难、冲突等)使防备，作好准备 □ bracingly adv.□ bracingness n.[Middle English via Old French brace ‘two arms’, bracier ‘embrace’, from Latin bra(c)chia ‘arms’] |