brace

　核心詞匯　

英 [bre?s] 　　美 [bre?s] 　　

v. 防備；支撐；繃緊；振作
n. 支柱；支架；牙箍；一對；（復）吊帶褲；大括號

過去式: braced 過去分詞: braced 現在分詞: bracing 第三人稱單數: braces

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brace的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：

詳盡釋義

v. (動詞)

激勵
使繃緊，拉緊，系緊
使防備
振奮，振作（精神），鼓起勇氣
做好準備，做準備，防備
頂住，抵住
繃緊肌肉
加強，加固
支撐，撐牢，支住
給...裝拉條
張（弓）
叉開（兩腿）
使（神經）緊張
【?！恳赞D帆索轉（帆）
【印】用大括弧括
使自己站穩
<美俚> 攔住…當面(或提出)責問
<美俚> 向…借錢；要求施舍

n. (名詞)

一對，一雙
背帶，吊褲帶
大括號，大括弧
支柱，支架，撐柱，支持物
【機】手搖曲柄鉆
矯正器
箍子，夾子，牙箍
獵獲的一對鳥
曲柄
【建】拉條
【機】撐臂

雙解釋義

v. (動詞)

vt. 支住,撐牢,使繃緊 support; give firmness to; make (sth) stronger or firmer;reinforce
vt. 使自己站穩,振作起來 steady oneself; stand firm

英英釋義

Noun:

a support that steadies or strengthens something else;
"he wore a brace on his knee"
two items of the same kind
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Verb:

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
support by bracing
cause to be alert and energetic;
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

brace的用法和樣例：

例句

用作動詞 (v.)

It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.
我們必須做好防颶風的準備。
The struts are firmly braced.
那些支柱上得很牢固。
She braced herself against the wall.
她靠在墻上。
He faced the angry crowd, his arms folded, his legs braced.
面對著憤怒的人群,他抱緊雙臂,繃緊雙腿。
The mountain air will brace you.
山中空氣將使你振作精神。

用作名詞 (n.)

The odor of souls is a brace to the walls.
靈魂的氣息是這些磚墻的支柱。
She has got rid of her leg brace and regained use of her left arm.
她已不再用腿部支架,左臂也能重新活動。
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
我的女兒得戴牙箍以矯正牙齒。
He came home with a brace of rabbits in the bag.
他帶著裝著一對兔子的口袋回家來了。

常見句型

用作動詞 (v.)

用作及物動詞 S+～+ n./pron.

This strut braces the beam.
這根柱子支撐房梁。
They braced themselves behind the gun.
他們在炮后死死頂著。
We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.
架上新房頂時我們得要撐牢墻壁。
The mountain air will brace you.
山中空氣將使你振作精神。
The fresh morning air brace him.
清晨,新鮮的空氣使他精神振作。
You should brace yourself.
你應該振作起來。

The struts are firmly braced.
那些支柱上得很牢靠。

用作賓補動詞 S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

He braced himself to meet the blow.
他振作精神去承受這個打擊。
She braced herself to lead a normal life.
她振作起來去過正常生活。

常用短語

用作動詞 (v.)

brace up (v.+adv.)

brace sth ? up

They braced up the old house with balks of timber.

他們用梁木加固舊房子。

brace up

The doctor cautioned him to brace up.

醫生告誡他要振奮精神。

brace sb ? up

She braced herself up and tried once more.

她鼓起勇氣又試了一次。

brace oneself for (v.+pron.+prep.)

brace oneself for sth

You had better brace yourself for some bad news.

有些壞消息,你最好做好準備。

The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.

這個國家正準備奮起抵抗敵人的入侵威脅。

詞匯搭配

用作動詞 (v.)

～+副詞

brace firmly 撐得很牢
brace up 振作精神

～+介詞

brace oneself for 做好準備
brace with 用…撐著

經典引文

The adverse winds in leathern bags he brac'd.
出自： Pope

brace的詳細講解：

詞語用法

v. (動詞)

brace的基本意思是“支撐”,指“支住,撐牢,使繃緊”,以使被支撐物在壓力面前堅固,堅硬,不屈服。引申可指“使某人站穩,振作起來”。
brace是及物動詞,可接名詞或代詞作簡單賓語,一般不接動名詞或從句。

詞義辨析

v. (動詞)

brace, bolster, buttress, maintain, prop, support, sustain: 這組詞的共同意思是“支撐”。其區別在于:support指有基礎或基座來承受某物的壓力或重量,使其不坍塌或倒下,用于比喻可指能夠經受住艱難困苦而不屈服; bolster指用墊枕等支撐物來支撐或承受負荷; brace指用支柱、支架來支住、撐牢某物,使其能抗住壓力; buttress指用在建筑物應力點上加扶壁的辦法來支住、加固某物,引申指用物質、金錢、事實等來支持某論點; maintain指保持某種狀況或狀態,給予所需的力量,以防力量、價值等有所損失; prop指支持需要立即加強或加固的事物; sustain強調始終不渝地支撐或保持。例如:

This matter bolstered up his pride.這件事提高了他的自尊心。

The struts are firmly braced.構架的支柱很牢固。

She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具體事實來支持她的論點。

The state maintains the highways.政府養護公路。

She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在嬰孩的頭后,支撐他的頭。

She was sustained by pride in her family.對家庭的自豪感支持著她。