音标:[breis] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 支柱, 曲柄, 支撑, 一对
vt. 紧缚, 支撑, 激励
vi. 打起精神
[计] 花括号
n. a support that steadies or strengthens something else
n. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
n. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
n. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : braces ; 过去式 : braced ; 现在分词 : bracing ; 过去分词 : braced ; 第三人称单数 : braces
考试类型:[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
动词62%
名词38%

brace的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes.我们必须做好防飓风的准备。
  2. The struts are firmly braced.那些支柱上得很牢固。
  3. She braced herself against the wall.她靠在墙上。
  4. He faced the angry crowd, his arms folded, his legs braced.面对着愤怒的人群,他抱紧双臂,绷紧双腿。
  5. The mountain air will brace you.山中空气将使你振作精神。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The odor of souls is a brace to the walls.灵魂的气息是这些砖墙的支柱。
  2. She has got rid of her leg brace and regained use of her left arm.她已不再用腿部支架,左臂也能重新活动。
  3. My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。
  4. He came home with a brace of rabbits in the bag.他带着装着一对兔子的口袋回家来了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. This strut braces the beam.这根柱子支撑房梁。
  2. They braced themselves behind the gun.他们在炮后死死顶着。
  3. We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.架上新房顶时我们得要撑牢墙壁。
  4. The mountain air will brace you.山中空气将使你振作精神。
  5. The fresh morning air brace him.清晨,新鲜的空气使他精神振作。
  6. You should brace yourself.你应该振作起来。
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  8. The struts are firmly braced.那些支柱上得很牢靠。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
  1. He braced himself to meet the blow.他振作精神去承受这个打击。
  2. She braced herself to lead a normal life.她振作起来去过正常生活。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
brace up (v.+adv.)
    振奋精神 take heartbrace sth ⇔ up

    They braced up the old house with balks of timber.

    他们用梁木加固旧房子。

    brace up

    The doctor cautioned him to brace up.

    医生告诫他要振奋精神。

    brace sb ⇔ up

    She braced herself up and tried once more.

    她鼓起勇气又试了一次。

brace oneself for (v.+pron.+prep.)
    做好准备 prepare for (sth)brace oneself for sth

    You had better brace yourself for some bad news.

    有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

    The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.

    这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • brace firmly撑得很牢
  • brace up振作精神
~+介词
  • brace oneself for做好准备
  • brace with用…撑着

经典引文

  • The adverse winds in leathern bags he brac'd.

    出自:Pope
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