braced

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


1. VERB 使做好准备（面对不快的事或困难）
   If you brace yourself for something 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。
2. VERB （为保持平衡或避免摔倒）使紧靠
   If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, 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。
3. VERB 绷紧（肩或膝）
   If you brace your 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。
4. VERB 支撑；加固
   To brace something 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。
5. N-COUNT 一对；一双
   You can refer to two things of the same kind as a brace of that thing. The plural form is also brace .
   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
6. N-COUNT （用以加固或支撑身体某部位的）支架，托架
   A brace is 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。
7. 牙齿矫正器；牙箍
   A brace is a metal device that can be fastened to a child's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
8. （裤子的）背带，吊带
   Braces are 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


9. 大括号
   Braces or curly braces are 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

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。
3. He braced his back against the wall.
   他后背紧靠在墙上。
4. 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。
5. The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick.
   这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。
6. They braced themselves behind the gun.
   他们在炮后死死顶着。
7. 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。
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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？
11. Braced and stayed surfaces
    有拉撑和支撑的表面
12. His forepaws braced a pebble.
    它那双前爪紧紧抓住了一块小石子。
13. 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。
14. The girder is braced against an erection bracket.
    梁支撑在塔柱上的一个施工托架上。
15. The paper presents the nonlinear finite element analysis for the Y-eccentrically braced steel frames on the different length of link beam.
    对不同耗能梁段长度的Y型偏心支撑钢框架的滞回性能进行了非线性有限元分析。
16. The compact wedge shaped enclosure is constructed from heavily braced MDF to reduce weight whilst maintaining rigidity.
    紧凑的楔形文是从大量建造中密度纤维板支撑，以减少重量，同时保持刚性。
17. Seismic Analysis of Eccentrically Braced High-rise Steel Frames
    含偏心支撑高层钢结构的抗震性能分析
18. The Seismic Behavior and the Optimization Design of Steel Frame with Eccentrically and Energy Dissipation Braced
    设置消能偏心支撑钢框架的抗震性能及优化设计研究
19. Affect of the Length of Active Beam on the Performance of High-rise Buildings 'Eccentrically Braced Frames
    耗能梁段长度对高层建筑偏心支撑框架抗震性能的影响
20. Experimental Analysis and Anti-seismic Behavior Research on Improved D-type Eccentrically Braced Steel Frame
    改良D型偏心支撑钢框架的试验研究和抗震性能分析
21. He Braced up and started his new life.
    他振作起来且开始他的新生活。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Aseismic property study on concentrically braced steel frames filled with steel plate shear walls
    内填钢板剪力墙中心支撑钢框架的抗震性能研究
25. There are two systems of conventional tall steel buildings: moment-resisting frames and concentrically braced frames.
    传统的高层钢结构体系有两种：抗弯框架和中心支撑框架。
26. Design and Analysis of Seismic Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames
    防屈曲支撑框架结构设计及消能减震效果分析研究
27. I braced myself for the results of my blood test.
    我作好准备接受我验血的结果。
28. Mary choked back her tears and braced up.
    玛丽忍住了眼泪，振作起来。
29. My right hand can hold it as long as it is braced, he thought.
    只要钓索给撑紧着，我的右手就能握住它，他想。
30. On the Application of Genetic Algorithm in Stability Analysis of Soil-nail Braced Structure
    遗传算法在土钉支护结构稳定性分析中的应用

adj

1. positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
   1. he stood to attention with his shoulders braced

2. held up by braces or buttresses

   Synonym:    buttressed