braced

英 [breɪst]

美 [breɪst]

v.  (为困难或坏事)使作准备; 使防备; 使(身体或身体部位)顶住，抵住( 以免跌倒等); (做费劲的事之前)绷紧(身体部位)的肌肉
brace的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

The plural form for meaning 5 is brace. 义项5的复数形式为brace。


• VERB 使做好准备（面对不快的事或困难）
  If youbrace yourself forsomething unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  1. He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water...
     他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。
  2. She braced herself, as if to meet a blow.
     她严阵以待，仿佛准备面对打击。
• VERB （为保持平衡或避免摔倒）使紧靠
  If youbraceyourselfagainstsomething orbracepart of your bodyagainstit, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling.
  1. Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror...
     伊莱恩紧贴着衣橱照镜子。
  2. He braced his back against the wall.
     他后背紧靠在墙上。
• VERB 绷紧（肩或膝）
  If youbraceyour shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
  1. He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.
     雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上，他绷紧了双肩。
• VERB 支撑；加固
  Tobracesomething means to strengthen or support it with something else.
  1. Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.
     灯光照亮了头顶上支撑屋顶的旧房梁。
• N-COUNT 一对；一双
  You can refer to two things of the same kind as abrace ofthat thing. The plural form is alsobrace.
  1. ...a brace of bottles of Mercier Rose champagne.
     两瓶玛喜尔玫瑰香槟
  2. ...a few brace of grouse.
     几对松鸡
• N-COUNT （用以加固或支撑身体某部位的）支架，托架
  Abraceis a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it.
  1. He wore leg braces after polio in childhood...
     他幼时得过小儿麻痹症后双腿安上了支架。
  2. She wears a neck brace.
     她戴着颈托。
• 牙齿矫正器；牙箍
  Abraceis a metal device that can be fastened to a child's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
• （裤子的）背带，吊带
  Bracesare a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down.

in AM, use 美国英语用 suspenders


• 大括号
  Bracesorcurly bracesare a pair of written marks that you place around words, numbers, or parts of a computer code, for example to indicate that they are connected in some way or are separate from other parts of the writing or code.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 curly brackets

英英释义

adj

• positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
  1. he stood to attention with his shoulders braced
• held up by braces or buttresses
  Synonym:buttressed

双语例句

• Attach belt cover 2 on the arm and the support. The girder is braced against an erection bracket.
  把皮带护罩2安装到机架和支柱上。梁支撑在塔柱上的一个施工托架上。
• Elastoplastic seismic response analysis of a high-rise eccentrically braced frame structure
  高层偏心支撑钢框架弹塑性地震反应分析
• Based on the reliability theory, the stability of braced excavation is analyzed in detail.
  本文又应用可靠度理论对支护结构的稳定性作出了详细的分析。
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick.
  这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。
• Optimization Design Method of Link Beam in Eccentrically Braced Steel Frame
  偏心支撑钢框架结构耗能梁段的优化设计方法
• Braced and stayed surfaces held up or having the weight borne especially from below.
  有拉撑和支撑的表面支撑的，尤指从下面支撑的。
• His forepaws braced a pebble.
  它那双前爪紧紧抓住了一块小石子。
• I braced myself for the results of my blood test.
  我作好准备接受我验血的结果。
• I had braced myself for a future with someone I could tolerate, Trammell told Russell during the ceremony.
  我已经和一个我能忍受的人一起拥抱未来，Trammell在仪式上对Russell说。
• Braced and stayed surfaces
  有拉撑和支撑的表面