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单词 brace
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braceBrE /breɪs/NAmE /breɪs/ noun [C] a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position 箍子;夹子;支架a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury) 矫治用的颈箍 [C] (NAmE braces [pl.]) a metal device that people, especially children, wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight (儿童)牙箍
braces (BrE) (NAmE sus·pend·ers) [pl.] long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers/pants up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers/pants at the front and back and passed over the shoulders 吊裤带;背带a pair of braces 一副吊裤带
(NAmE) (BrE cal·li·per) [C, usually pl.] a metal support for weak or injured legs 双脚规形夹(支撑无力或受伤的腿的金属支架) [C] either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected 大括弧;大括号   compare bracket noun (1) [C] (
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a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting 猎获的一对鸟(或兽)
ˌbelt and ˈbraces(informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should 双管齐下;多重保障a belt-and-braces policy稳妥可靠的政策 Alliteration in idioms belt and braces, (beat somebody) black and blue, born and bred, chalk and cheese, chop and change, done and dusted, down and dirty, in dribs and drabs, eat somebody out of house and home, facts and figures, fast and furious, first and foremost, forgive and forget, hale and hearty, hem and haw, kith and kin, mix and match, part and parcel of something, puff and pant, go to rack and ruin, rant and rave, risk life and limb, short and sweet, signed and sealed, spic and span, through thick and thin, this and that, top and tail something, tried and testedtrusted, wax and wane
braceBrE /breɪs/NAmE /breɪs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they brace BrE /breɪs/ NAmE /breɪs/present simple - he / she / it braces BrE /ˈbreɪsɪz/ NAmE /ˈbreɪsɪz/past simple braced BrE /breɪst/ NAmE /breɪst/past participle braced BrE /breɪst/ NAmE /breɪst/ -ing form bracing BrE /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/~ sb/yourself (for sth) | ~ sb/yourself (to do sth) to prepare sb/yourself for sth difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen (为困难或坏事)使做准备;使防备UN troops are braced for more violence. 联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle. 他们在为漫长的法律诉讼做准备。~ sth/yourself (against sth) to press your body or part of your body firmly against sth in order to stop yourself from falling 使(身体或身体部位)顶住,抵住(以免跌倒等)They braced themselves against the wind. 他们顶着大风站稳。~ sthto contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing sth that is physically difficult (做费劲的事之前)绷紧肌肉He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights. 他绷紧腿和肩膀站着,准备举起杠铃。~ sth(specialist) to make sth stronger or more solid by supporting it with sth 加强;加固The roof was braced by lengths of timber. 屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。
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