brace

noun

1. 箍子；夹子；支架
   a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position
   1. a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury)
      矫治用的颈箍
2. （儿童）牙箍
   a metal device that children wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight
3. 吊裤带；背带
   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.
4. 吊裤带；背带
   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.
5. 大括弧；大括号
   either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected
6. （ 猎获的鸟或兽）一对，一双
   a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting

verb

1. （为困难或坏事）使作准备；使防备
   to prepare sb/yourself for sth difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen
   1. UN troops are braced for more violence.
      联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。
   2. They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle.
      他们在为漫长的法律诉讼作准备。
2. 使（身体或身体部位）顶住，抵住（ 以免跌倒等）
   to press your body or part of your body firmly against sth in order to stop yourself from falling
   1. They braced themselves against the wind.
      他们顶着大风站稳。
3. （做费劲的事之前）绷紧（身体部位）的肌肉
   to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing sth that is physically difficult
   1. 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。
4. 加强；加固
   to make sth stronger or more solid by supporting it with sth
   1. The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
      屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。

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. 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。
6. She wears a neck brace.
   她戴着颈托。
7. Brace up!; Pull yourself together!
   振作起来！
8. My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
   我的女儿得带牙套以矫正牙齿。
9. You should brace yourself.
   你应该振作起来。
10. The odor of souls is a brace to the walls.
    灵魂的气息是这些砖墙的支柱。
11. A brace of tame deer ran familiarly about the house.
    一对驯鹿无拘无束地在室内跑来跑去。
12. The brace is at too big an angle with the beam.
    撑条和横梁之间角度太大。
13. We accounted for a fine brace of partridges.
    我们捕获了一对很好的鹧鸪。
14. If your code is formatted nicely, this will match the closing brace of your main() function.
    如果代码的格式很好，那么这将与main（）函数的结束花括号匹配。
15. Moves the insertion point to the next brace in the document.
    将插入点移动到文档中的下一个大括号处。
16. A brace worn to strengthen the ankle.
    戴上加强踝关节力量的支架。
17. A wrench shaped like a brace ( has a crank-shaped handle) and a socket head.
    形管（俗名遮柄曲）形似曲柄头（有一个鹤头把手）和套筒扳手头的扳手。
18. Use the brace to tighten the screws.
    利用撑杆支架来拧紧螺钉。
19. A brace worn to strengthen the knee.
    戴着加强膝关节力量的支架。
20. I almost died of humiliation when they put on the neck brace.
    当他们给我戴上护颈支架的时候，我羞愧得想要一死了之。
21. His jacket, I know, concealed a body brace which supported his spine.
    我知道在他的外衣里面隐藏着一付支撑着他脊椎骨的支架。
22. We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.
    我们盖新屋顶时得给墙壁加上支架。
23. Curly brace reviews-Emphasizing just on structure and indentation instead of serious issues.
    花括号复查&只强调排版结构和缩进之类的琐碎细节，而置更为严重的问题于不顾。
24. The truss comprises four plane trusses each two panels and each panel has one diagonal brace.
    桁架由四个平面桁架组成，每两个节间及每个节间均有对角撑。
25. They were twirling a brace drill.
    他们当时正在转动曲柄钻。
26. Glass shelf with bracket and guard rai a brace worn to support the back.
    有支撑和护栏的玻璃架戴着保护背部的支架。
27. A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it.
    有钻头和可以握住和旋转的手柄的钻机。
28. A brace of pheasants on his desk.
    他的桌子上有一对雉鸡。
29. And at the age of eight she was walking a bit with the aid of a leg brace.
    八岁时，她借助于腿的支撑架能稍微走一走了。
30. When I hit that curly brace, swap's role in life is over.
    当我以那个花括号结束，swap的角色就结束了。

n.

belt and braces

• 双管齐下；多重保障
  taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should
  1. a belt-and-braces policy
     稳妥可靠的政策

noun

1. a structural member used to stiffen a framework

   Synonym:    bracing

2. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

   Synonym:    bitstock

3. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

   Synonym:    bracesorthodontic braces

4. a support that steadies or strengthens something else
   1. he wore a brace on his knee

5. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

   Synonym:    suspendergallus

6. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

7. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

8. a set of two similar things considered as a unit

   Synonym:    pair

9. two items of the same kind

   Synonym:    couplepairtwosometwainspanyokecoupletdistichduoduetdyadduad

verb

1. cause to be alert and energetic
   1. Coffee and tea stimulate me
   2. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate

   Synonym:    stimulatearouseenergizeenergiseperk up

2. support by bracing

3. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
   1. brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

   Synonym:    steadystabilizestabilise

4. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

   Synonym:    poise