- (also round bracket)(both British English)(also parenthesis North American English or formal)[usually plural]
either of a pair of marks, ( ), placed around extra information in a piece of writing or part of a problem in mathematics 括号 Publication dates are given in brackets after each title. 出版日期括于书名后面。 Add the numbers in brackets first. 先把括号里的数字加起来。
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec1, Maths and measurementc1The prices are given in brackets. 价格列在括号中。 The words in brackets should be deleted. 括号中的字应删除。 The numbers outside the curly brackets (= ⎨⎬) are the sales figures. 大括号外的数字是销售量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- angle
- curly
- round
- …
- enclose something in
- give something in
- put something in
- …
- in brackets
- inside brackets
- within brackets
- …
- (North American English) (especially British English square bracket)[usually plural]
either of a pair of marks, [ ], placed at the beginning and end of extra information in a text, especially comments made by an editor 方括号 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- angle
- curly
- round
- …
- enclose something in
- give something in
- put something in
- …
- in brackets
- inside brackets
- within brackets
- …
- price, age, income, etc. bracket
prices, etc. within a particular range （价格、年龄、收入等的）组级，等级 People in the lower income brackets will not be able to afford this. 低收入阶层的人负担不起。 Most of the houses are out of our price bracket. 大多数房子都超出我们的价格范围。 the 30–34 age bracket (= people aged between 30 and 34) 30–34 岁的年龄组
Extra ExamplesThis model remains firmly in the upper price bracket. 这种型号的价格仍然居高不下。 She found that she fell into a higher tax bracket. 她发现自己属于一个更高的税级。 Most respondents were in the 45–60 age bracket. 大多数参与调查的人年龄在45至60岁之间。 His income was in a fairly low earnings bracket. 他的收入处于相当低的收入水平。 people outside this age bracket 不属于该年龄层的人 These machines are in the higher price bracket. 这些机器属于价钱比较高的档次。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- age
- income
- price
- …
- in a/the bracket
- within a/the bracket
- outside a/the bracket
- …
a piece of wood, metal or plastic fixed to the wall to support a shelf, lamp, etc. （固定在墙上的）托架，支架 fixed to the wall on a bracket 用支架固定在墙上
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French braguette or Spanish bragueta ‘codpiece, bracket, corbel’, from Provençal braga, from Latin braca, (plural) bracae ‘breeches’.