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单词 bracing
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Definition of bracing in English:

bracing

adjectiveˈbreɪsɪŋˈbreɪsɪŋ
  • 1Fresh and invigorating.

    the bracing sea air
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We saw lots of birdlife on the island and had a very bracing walk!
    • If you need some fresh air take a bracing walk up Arthur's Seat.
    • I was fine, wrapped in my weatherproof anorak with the hood up, and found the walk from one end of the precinct to the other a bracing and refreshing experience.
    • Cool weather, bracing winds and indoor heating can rob skin of essential moisture needed to keep it supple.
    • And a bracing four-mile walk on Saturday afternoon was well received and gave everybody an opportunity to get some fresh air and have a good gossip.
    • The fragrances of roses, peonies, and honeysuckle fill the air, on occasion intermingled with the bracing smells of sage, thyme, and rosemary.
    • It got cold last night in Ptown; it seemed that in the course of a couple hours, summer blew away and we were whisked right into a crisp, bracing fall.
    • It was the glorious Saturday weather that tempted me - crystal clear skies, not a breath of wind, bracing nip in the air.
    • A bracing exhilaration rises from his caustic treatment of everyone else's values.
    • Perhaps the bracing British sea air isn't quite what it once was.
    • You can even avoid the bracing walk around 18 holes.
    • And I have come to suspect that all my efforts are acting as a bracing tonic to the weeds, bucking them up nicely, and aerating the soil for their growing pleasure.
    • Win, lose or draw, the tension would have ensured the pressing need for bracing sea air to clear this morning's hangovers.
    • The beds are deeply comfortable, and the sheets crisp and fresh as if they have been hung out to dry in the bracing Hebridean air.
    • I walked in the bracing mountain air, ate organic vegetarian meals and treated myself to two massages by an expert therapist.
    • With Morecambe Bay just down the road, you would have expected a bracing blast of sea air on a January foray to Flookburgh.
    • Graham had a large mug of hot steaming coffee waiting for me as I bustled into the kitchen, bringing the bracing morning air with me.
    • Fresh air, bracing walks, hearty food and reading are on the agenda.
    • They are, no doubt, filling their lungs with the same crystal clear and bracing sea air that used to be found in Victorian times, when the resort was famous for being a spa.
    • It's easy to imagine Victorian families heading out for a bracing dip, using segregated sections of sea with bathing costumes buttoned up to the neck.
    Synonyms
    invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating, enlivening, reviving, restorative, rejuvenating, revitalizing, vitalizing, rousing, fortifying, strengthening, healthy, healthful, health-giving, salubrious, beneficial, tonic, salutary
    fresh, brisk, crisp, cool, keen
    informal pick-me-up
    rare inspiriting
  • 2(of a support) serving to brace a structure.

    bracing struts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The engineers spent two years designing bracing structures that were then attached to the bridge to prevent this problem in the future.
    • All of the strut joints end in a close tolerance ball end, so that throughout the entire structure, all the loads are balanced by the bracing wires and strut alignment.
    • I recommend that you consider using one of these systems or consult with a structural engineer to design a bracing system that effectively serves your needs.
    • Two wide wing bracing struts were built from steel tube and balsa wood and fabric covered.
    • This takes the form of two piers connected with cross bracing struts, which also act as a ladder to the top.
    • Axles and bracing struts were hinged to the bottom longerons of the fuselage.
    • Within each bay, the thin membrane is tautly held between triangular steel trusses by a network of bracing cables and compression bars.
    • Once the truss landed, workers tilted it to the correct angle and installed permanent bracing struts to the building.

Derivatives

  • bracingly

  • adverbˈbreɪsɪŋliˈbreɪsɪŋli
    • In a fresh and invigorating way.

      she is wry and bracingly frank
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has its eccentricities, but its characters are so bracingly, stunningly normal that its barebones and tired plot ultimately is the thing you remember the most.
      • His best pictures impress you with their combination of sensuous delight and intellectual brio - a one-two which feels bracingly fresh in today's artistic climate.
      • To complete a memorable visit, at high tide we swam in the bracingly clear waters of South Harbour.

Rhymes

casing, facing, lacing, placing, self-effacing, spacing, tracing
 
 

Definition of bracing in US English:

bracing

adjectiveˈbrāsiNGˈbreɪsɪŋ
  • 1Fresh and invigorating.

    the bracing sea air
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fragrances of roses, peonies, and honeysuckle fill the air, on occasion intermingled with the bracing smells of sage, thyme, and rosemary.
    • You can even avoid the bracing walk around 18 holes.
    • And I have come to suspect that all my efforts are acting as a bracing tonic to the weeds, bucking them up nicely, and aerating the soil for their growing pleasure.
    • It's easy to imagine Victorian families heading out for a bracing dip, using segregated sections of sea with bathing costumes buttoned up to the neck.
    • If you need some fresh air take a bracing walk up Arthur's Seat.
    • A bracing exhilaration rises from his caustic treatment of everyone else's values.
    • Win, lose or draw, the tension would have ensured the pressing need for bracing sea air to clear this morning's hangovers.
    • It got cold last night in Ptown; it seemed that in the course of a couple hours, summer blew away and we were whisked right into a crisp, bracing fall.
    • The beds are deeply comfortable, and the sheets crisp and fresh as if they have been hung out to dry in the bracing Hebridean air.
    • It was the glorious Saturday weather that tempted me - crystal clear skies, not a breath of wind, bracing nip in the air.
    • Fresh air, bracing walks, hearty food and reading are on the agenda.
    • We saw lots of birdlife on the island and had a very bracing walk!
    • And a bracing four-mile walk on Saturday afternoon was well received and gave everybody an opportunity to get some fresh air and have a good gossip.
    • Cool weather, bracing winds and indoor heating can rob skin of essential moisture needed to keep it supple.
    • With Morecambe Bay just down the road, you would have expected a bracing blast of sea air on a January foray to Flookburgh.
    • Perhaps the bracing British sea air isn't quite what it once was.
    • I walked in the bracing mountain air, ate organic vegetarian meals and treated myself to two massages by an expert therapist.
    • Graham had a large mug of hot steaming coffee waiting for me as I bustled into the kitchen, bringing the bracing morning air with me.
    • I was fine, wrapped in my weatherproof anorak with the hood up, and found the walk from one end of the precinct to the other a bracing and refreshing experience.
    • They are, no doubt, filling their lungs with the same crystal clear and bracing sea air that used to be found in Victorian times, when the resort was famous for being a spa.
    Synonyms
    invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating, enlivening, reviving, restorative, rejuvenating, revitalizing, vitalizing, rousing, fortifying, strengthening, healthy, healthful, health-giving, salubrious, beneficial, tonic, salutary
  • 2attributive (of a support) serving to brace a structure.

    bracing struts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two wide wing bracing struts were built from steel tube and balsa wood and fabric covered.
    • The engineers spent two years designing bracing structures that were then attached to the bridge to prevent this problem in the future.
    • Axles and bracing struts were hinged to the bottom longerons of the fuselage.
    • This takes the form of two piers connected with cross bracing struts, which also act as a ladder to the top.
    • Once the truss landed, workers tilted it to the correct angle and installed permanent bracing struts to the building.
    • Within each bay, the thin membrane is tautly held between triangular steel trusses by a network of bracing cables and compression bars.
    • I recommend that you consider using one of these systems or consult with a structural engineer to design a bracing system that effectively serves your needs.
    • All of the strut joints end in a close tolerance ball end, so that throughout the entire structure, all the loads are balanced by the bracing wires and strut alignment.
 
 
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