braces

英 [ˈbreɪsɪz]

美 [ˈbreɪsɪz]

n.  箍子; 夹子; 支架; (儿童)牙箍; 吊裤带; 背带
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的第三人称单数和复数

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

noun

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  Synonym:braceorthodontic braces

双语例句

• It is a single expression, so no extra curly braces are needed.
  它是一个单一表达式，所以不需要额外的花括号。
• Have you a pair of braces?
  你有一对背带吗？
• So we don't need the curly braces.
  所以我们不需要那个花括号。
• Inside the curly braces is this program's code, what am I doing?
  在花括号里是这个程序的代码，我在做什么？
• The commands in braces change the working directory of the current shell.
  大括号中的命令更改了当前Shell的工作目录。
• This strut braces the beam.
  这根柱子支撑房梁。
• Label closing braces in highly nested control structures.
  在嵌套程度高的控制结构中标记结束。
• Are all scaffold legs braced with braces properly attached?
  所有的脚手架支柱都用所附的拉撑件正确拉撑了吗？
• Aren't you a little old for braces?
  你现在戴牙套是不是有点老了啊？
• He says I need braces, that I have crooked teeth.
  他说我需要校正牙齿，因为我长了一口破牙。