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brace

noun
/breɪs/
/breɪs/
 Idioms
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  1. [countable] a device that holds things together or holds and supports them in position箍子；夹子；支架
    • a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury)矫治用的颈箍
    Topics Medicinec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • knee
    • leg
    • neck
    • …
    verb + brace
    • have
    • wear
    preposition
    • brace on
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  2. [countable]
    (North American English braces [plural])
    a metal device that people, especially children, wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight（儿童）牙箍
    • My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。
    Extra Examples
    • He had braces on his teeth.他戴着牙箍。
    • I used to wear a brace.我过去戴过矫正器。
    Topics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • knee
    • leg
    • neck
    • …
    verb + brace
    • have
    • wear
    preposition
    • brace on
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  3. braces
     (British English)
    (North American English suspenders)
    [plural] long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers at the front and back and passed over the shoulders.吊裤带；背带
    • a pair of braces一副吊裤带
    • The braces held up his trousers.他的裤子是靠背带拉起来的。
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarybraces + verb
    • hold something up
    • support something
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  4. (North American English)
    (British English calliper)
    [countable, usually plural] a metal support for weak or injured legs双脚规形夹（支撑无力或受伤的腿的金属支架）
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • knee
    • leg
    • neck
    • …
    verb + brace
    • have
    • wear
    preposition
    • brace on
    See full entry
  5. [countable] either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected大括弧；大括号 compare bracketTopics Languagec2
  6. [countable]
    (plural brace)
    a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting猎获的一对鸟（或兽）
    • two brace of partridge(s)两对山鹑。
    • He scored a brace of goals.他进了两个球。
    7. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

brace

verb
/breɪs/
/breɪs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brace
/breɪs/
/breɪs/
he / she / it braces
/ˈbreɪsɪz/
/ˈbreɪsɪz/
past simple braced
/breɪst/
/breɪst/
past participle braced
/breɪst/
/breɪst/
-ing form bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
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  1. brace somebody/yourself (for something) | brace somebody/yourself (to do something) to prepare somebody/yourself for something difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen（为困难或坏事）使做准备；使防备
    • UN troops are braced for more violence.联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。
    • They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle.他们在为漫长的法律诉讼做准备。
  2. brace something/yourself (against something) to press your body or part of your body strongly against something in order to stop yourself from falling使（身体或身体部位）顶住，抵住（以免跌倒等）
    • They braced themselves against the wind.他们顶着大风站稳。
  3. brace something to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing something that is physically difficult（做费劲的事之前）绷紧肌肉
    • He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights.他绷紧腿和肩膀站着，准备举起杠铃。
  4. brace something (specialist) to make something stronger or more solid by supporting it with something加强；加固
    • The roof was braced by lengths of timber.屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

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