brace

[breɪs]
  • 释义
  • vt.

    支撑;系紧;准备，预备;振作起来;

  • vi.

    准备好;支持;打起精神;

  • n.

    支持物;铁钳，夹子;[语]大括号;绷紧（身体部位的）肌肉;

  • 词义辨析
  • brace, bolster, buttress, maintain, prop, support, sustain
  • 这组词共同的意思是“支撑”。它们的区别在于:support指有基础或基座来承受某物的压力或重量,使其不坍塌或倒下,用于比喻可指能够经受住艰难困苦而不屈服; bolster指用垫枕等支撑物来支撑或承受负荷; brace指用支柱、支架来支住、撑牢某物,使其能抗住压力; buttress指用在建筑物应力点上加扶壁的办法来支住、加固某物,引申指用物质、金钱、事实等来支持某论点; maintain指保持某种状况或状态,给予所需的力量,以防力量、价值等有所损失; prop指支持需要立即加强或加固的事物; sustain强调始终不渝地支撑或保持。例如:
    This matter bolstered up his pride.这件事提高了他的自尊心。
    The struts are firmly braced.构架的支柱很牢固。
    She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具体事实来支持她的论点。
    The state maintains the highways.政府养护公路。
    She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在婴孩的头后,支撑他的头。
    She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    When the brace is negative, N is positive and ( 4.20 ) predicts stable, finite amplitude oscillations.

    当大括号一项为负时, N为正,因此 ( 4.20 ) 式预报出稳定的有限振幅的振荡.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 2、

    Moves the caret to the matching brace.

    将插入符号移动到匹配的括号处.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 3、

    The doctor cautioned him to brace up.

    医生告诫他要振奋精神.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    You'll have to brace up to your misfortune and get on with your work.

    你得做好准备正视自己的不幸,继续干你的工作.

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  • 5、

    She wears a neck brace.

    她戴着颈托。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.

    我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    You had better brace yourself for some bad news.

    有些坏消息,你最好做好准备.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    Brace yourself for the shock!

    振作起来面对坏消息!

    ——辞典例句
  • 9、

    He come home with two brace of rabbit in the bag.

    他带著装有两对野兔的猎袋回家来了.

    ——辞典例句
  • 10、

    The mountain air will brace you.

    山中空气将使你振作精神.

    ——辞典例句
  • 11、

    You'd better brace yourself for some bad news.

    有些坏消息,你最好先做好准备.

    ——辞典例句
  • 12、

    The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols.

    我弄到手的第二件东西是一对手枪.

    ——辞典例句
  • 13、

    They were twirling a brace drill.

    他们当时正在转动曲柄钻.

    ——辞典例句
  • 14、

    The Spaniard kicked off this season with a brace at Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

    西班牙小将在本赛季对萨格布勒迪纳摩的冠军联赛中破门.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 15、

    Brace yourself for this one too.

    这条消息也要有所准备了.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    Brace yourself: it's because the economy needs additional stimulus, they say.

    振作起来: 那是因为经济需要额外的刺激, 他们说.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    These are Parentheses , Square brackets, Angle brackets and Brace.

    括号有小括号 、 中括号 、 角括号和大括号.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    Is it a enjoyable thing that they can live in the brace of the sea?

    能生活在海的怀抱中,难道不是件很开心的事 吗 ?

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    Regis : Sure. But you had to wear the brace quite a while each day, right?

    当然. 但是你每天都带着背部支撑带, 对 吗 ?

    ——期刊摘选
  • 20、

    Note that the compound statements begin with an open brace and end with a close brace.

    注意复合语句是以一个左括号开头,一个右括号结尾.复合语句可以被看成一个整句.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 21、

    She went to the market for a brace of partridges.

    她去市场里买了一对鹧鸪.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 22、

    They will be ready in a brace of shakes.

    他们马上可准备好.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    She wore a brace and her family drove her to Nashville regularly for treatments.

    她戴着支架,由家人定期开车送她去纳什维尔进行治疗.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    To furnish with a brace.

    用支柱安装.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 25、

    In Joe Cole's case , it was a double plus , his brace putting the game beyond doubt.

    乔.科尔证实了他们上场是非常有用的, 他的两粒入球使比赛失去了悬念.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    Obama questioned McCain McCain's sudden in brace embrace of tougher government regulation of Wall Street institutions.

    奥巴马质疑了麦凯恩的突然接受强势政府管制华尔街的政策.

    ——期刊摘选
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