braces

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 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. This strut braces the beam.
   这根柱子支撑房梁。
3. I have to make an appointment to get braces for dorothy's teeth.
   我现在还得去牙科医生那儿给多萝西装一副矫牙套。
4. You can match a specific number of patterns by specifying the number of matches in braces.
   通过在大括号中指定匹配的数目，您可以匹配特定数目的模式。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Expressions in W3Eval can contain three kind of parentheses: standard parentheses, square brackets, and curly braces.
   W3Eval的表达式可以包含三种括号：标准圆括号、方括号和花括号。
8. Ruby calls the code block in braces, passing in a continuation object.
   Ruby调用花括号中的代码块，同时传递一个延续对象。
9. A JSON object is simply a series of comma-separated name: value pairs wrapped in curly braces.
   JSON对象是一系列以逗号分隔的name：value对，最外面有一对花括号。
10. But instead of brackets or parentheses, you use curly braces.
    但它不使用方括号和圆括号，而是使用尖括号。
11. When he refers to teddy bear braces and young people driving Porsches, it is not with approbation.
    当他提到泰迪熊背带和开着保时捷（Porsche）的年轻人时，他并不是表示对这些现象的认可。
12. Mismatched braces in key label.
    键标记中大括号不匹配。
13. So I actually don't need the curly braces because I only have a single line of code.
    所以我实际上不需要那个花括号，因为我只有一行代码。
14. 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？
15. We had friends and classmates with crutches or leg braces and crippled limbs.
    我们有过使用拐杖或下肢支具和支体残废的朋友及同学。
16. Aren't you a little old for braces?
    你现在戴牙套是不是有点老了啊？
17. 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。
18. Why do I have braces and wear glasses?
    为什么我一定要系上背带，戴上眼镜？
19. The curly braces to encapsulate one or more lines of code.
    花括号压缩了一行或多行代码。
20. Ambulating with crutches and braces having been paralyzed in both legs, Burns'arms and hands have defined his life.
    虽然双腿都丧失了知觉，只能以拐杖和支撑物行走，卜锦辉却可以用胳膊和手书写自己的人生。
21. Label closing braces in highly nested control structures.
    在嵌套程度高的控制结构中标记结束。
22. Absolutely, by functions, but you can also create local scope with curly braces.
    绝对的，是由函数定义的，但是你也可以用花括号来创建局部范围。
23. 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？
24. Curly braces cannot be empty.
    大括号中不能为空。
25. I am not sure whether you have worn braces before.
    我不知道您是否有穿括号前。
26. This paper proposes a new method of structure control that to set damping braces in a top-bear arch bridge.
    针对上承式拱桥抗震加固的工程需要，提出了加设阻尼支撑的减震控制方案，在结构中增加集中阻尼来减小地震响应。
27. Have you a pair of braces?
    你有一对背带吗？
28. So we don't need the curly braces.
    所以我们不需要那个花括号。
29. I wrote to them and telephoned as well& belt and braces, I admit.
    我既写了信又打了电话给他们&我想应该万无一失了。

noun

1. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

   Synonym:    braceorthodontic braces