brace
[breis]
v.防备, 支撑, 绷紧, 振作
n.支柱, 支架, 牙箍, 一对, （复）吊带裤
例句与用法：
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。
He braced his foot against the wall and jumped.
他一只脚抵著墙跳。
We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing.
我们已做好准备,着陆时会很颠簸。
The struts are firmly braced.
那些支柱上得很牢固。
词形变化：
动词过去式: braced | 动词过去分词: braced | 动词现在分词: bracing | 动词第三人称单数: braces |
详细释义：
n.[C]
1. 支柱; 支撑物
2. 大括号[P]
3. 【英】裤子吊带[P]
4. (牙齿) 矫正器; 【医】支架
The little girl had braces on her teeth.
这个小女孩牙齿上戴着矫正器。
5. (猎禽等的) 一对, 一双[M]
He came home with two brace of rabbits in the bag.
他带着装有两对野兔的猎袋回家来了。
6. 【机】手摇曲柄钻
vt.
1. 支撑; 加固
The roof was braced with four poles.
屋顶由四根柱子支撑。
2. 使绷紧
3. 使防备[(+for)]
The villagers braced themselves for a possible flood.
村民们作了可能发生洪水泛滥的防备。
4. 激励, 振奋
vi.
1. 鼓起勇气[(+up)]
She braced up for the arduous task.
她鼓起勇气去从事那艰巨的任务。
2. 做好准备[(+for/against)]
It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.
我们必须做好防飓风的准备。