brace
音标发音
- 英式音标 [breɪs]
- 美式音标 [breɪs]
- 国际音标 [breis]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 使做准备;抵住;绷紧;支撑;加固
- n. 夹子;支架;牙箍;背带(常复数);大括号;( 猎获的鸟或兽)一对,一双;曲柄;连谱号;(船上的)转帆索
- n. (Brace) (美)布雷斯(人名)
词根记忆
- b(音似:绷) + race(赛跑)→赛跑时肌肉会绷紧→绷紧肌肉
- brac(手臂) + e→用手臂支撑使稳固→支撑,加固
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- bracing:令人振奋的;凉爽的。
- braced:支撑的;撑牢的;拉牢的。
- n性质的同根词
- bracing:支撑;支柱;背带。
- v性质的同根词
- bracing:绷紧,顶住(brace的现在分词形式)。
- braced:支撑;使绷紧;做好准备;激励(brace的过去分词)。
用法辨析
- brace的基本意思是“支撑”,指“支住,撑牢,使绷紧”,以使被支撑物在压力面前坚固,坚硬,不屈服。引申可指“使某人站稳,振作起来”。
- brace是及物动词,可接名词或代词作简单宾语,一般不接动名词或从句。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- This strut braces the beam.
这根柱子支撑房梁。 - He braced himself to meet the blow.
他振作精神去承受这个打击。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
词组短语
- brace firmly 撑得很牢
- brace up 下定决心;打起精神
- brace oneself for 做好准备
- brace with 用…撑着
- hand brace 手摇钻;曲柄钻;足摇钻
- Brace up 紧握球棒;奋起;打起精神
- leg brace 腿固定器;腿支架
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
~+介词
短语
英英字典
- (SUPPORT) something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger
- (PAIR) two things of the same type, especially two wild birds that have been killed for sport or food
- (SUPPORT) to support an object in order to stop it from falling down
- (PREPARE) to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant
- If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling.
- If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
- To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else.
- A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example, to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it.
- Braces are a metal device that can be fastened to a person's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
- &rarrseecurly brackets
- Braces are a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down.
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专业释义
- 撑
- 大括号
- 夹柄
- 曲柄
- 撑杆
- 撑杆
- 支具