英语词汇“bracket”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bracketnoun

uk/ˈbræk.ɪt/us/ˈbræk.ɪt/

bracket noun (SYMBOL)

B2 [ C usually plural ] either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part:

Biographical information is included in brackets.

UK You should include the date of publication in round brackets after the title.

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parentheses

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square brackets

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The country's initials are given in brackets after the figure.
She'd put brackets around the clause.
What does the figure in brackets refer to?

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Punctuation

ampersand
asterisk
capitalize
caron
cedilla
dash
ditto
grave (accent)
guillemet
hyphen
hyphenate
lower case
parentheses
period
punctuation
punctuation mark
question mark
quotation marks
tilde
upper case

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bracket noun (GROUP)

C1 [ C ] a group with fixed upper and lower limits:

They were both surgeons in a high income bracket.

Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket.

Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket.

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Groups and collections of things

agglomeration
Aladdin's cave
anthology
assemblage
bank
basket
cache
empty set
ensemble
feast
generation
glory box
grab bag
package
pool
selection
sheaf
sheaves
subgroup
vintage

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bracket noun (SUPPORT)

[ C ] a piece of metal, wood, or plastic, usually L-shaped, that is fastened to a wall and used to support something such as a shelf

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Physical supports and supporting

backbone
bearing
bolster
bookend
buoy
burden
buttress
cantilever
groan
pile
pillar
rafter
runner
scaffold
scaffolding
shore
shore sth up
stem
stilt
underpin

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bracket noun (IN SPORTS)

[ C ] US a diagram (= drawing) showing a series of games played in a tournament (= sports competition):

In some tournaments, the full bracket is determined before the first game.

bracketverb [ T ]

uk/ ˈbræk.ɪt/us/ˈbræk.ɪt/

bracket verb [ T ] (USE SYMBOL)

to put brackets around words, phrases, numbers, etc.:

I've bracketed the parts of the text that could be omitted.

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Punctuation

ampersand
asterisk
capitalize
caron
cedilla
dash
ditto
grave (accent)
guillemet
hyphen
hyphenate
lower case
parentheses
period
punctuation
punctuation mark
question mark
quotation marks
tilde
upper case

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bracket verb [ T ] (PUT IN GROUP)

If you bracket two or more things or people, you consider them to be similar or connected to each other:

He's often bracketed with the romantic poets of this period although this does not reflect the range of his work.

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Classifying and creating order

alphabetize
arrange
arrangement
catalogue
categorize
format
kingdom
precedence
prioritize
put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
range
reconstruct
rejig
stream
tick sth off
topology
track
tracking
triage
umbrella

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单词	bracket
释义	Contents noun (4) bracket (SYMBOL) bracket (GROUP) bracket (SUPPORT) bracket (IN SPORTS) verb (2) bracket (USE SYMBOL) bracket (PUT IN GROUP) Contents noun (3) bracket (SYMBOL) bracket (GROUP) bracket (SUPPORT) verb (2) bracket (ENCLOSE) bracket (GROUP) English American Business bracketnoun uk/ˈbræk.ɪt/us/ˈbræk.ɪt/ bracket noun (SYMBOL) B2 [ C usually plural ] either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part: Biographical information is included in brackets. UK You should include the date of publication in round brackets after the title. See also parentheses Compare square brackets More examples The country's initials are given in brackets after the figure. She'd put brackets around the clause. What does the figure in brackets refer to? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Punctuation ampersand asterisk capitalize caron cedilla dash ditto grave (accent) guillemet hyphen hyphenate lower case parentheses period punctuation punctuation mark question mark quotation marks tilde upper case See more results » bracket noun (GROUP) C1 [ C ] a group with fixed upper and lower limits: They were both surgeons in a high income bracket. Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket. Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Groups and collections of things agglomeration Aladdin's cave anthology assemblage bank basket cache empty set ensemble feast generation glory box grab bag package pool selection sheaf sheaves subgroup vintage See more results » bracket noun (SUPPORT) [ C ] a piece of metal, wood, or plastic, usually L-shaped, that is fastened to a wall and used to support something such as a shelf Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Physical supports and supporting backbone bearing bolster bookend buoy burden buttress cantilever groan pile pillar rafter runner scaffold scaffolding shore *shore sth* up stem stilt underpin See more results » bracket noun (IN SPORTS) [ C ] US a diagram (= drawing) showing a series of games played in a tournament (= sports competition): In some tournaments, the full bracket is determined before the first game. bracketverb [ T ] uk/ ˈbræk.ɪt/us/ˈbræk.ɪt/ bracket verb [ T ] (USE SYMBOL) to put brackets around words, phrases, numbers, etc.: I've bracketed the parts of the text that could be omitted. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Punctuation ampersand asterisk capitalize caron cedilla dash ditto grave (accent) guillemet hyphen hyphenate lower case parentheses period punctuation punctuation mark question mark quotation marks tilde upper case See more results » bracket verb [ T ] (PUT IN GROUP) If you bracket two or more things or people, you consider them to be similar or connected to each other: He's often bracketed with the romantic poets of this period although this does not reflect the range of his work. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Classifying and creating order alphabetize arrange arrangement catalogue categorize format kingdom precedence prioritize put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom range reconstruct rejig stream tick sth off topology track tracking triage umbrella See more results » bracketnoun us/ˈbræk·ɪt/ bracket noun (SYMBOL) [ C usually pl ] either of a pair of marks [ ], or the information inside them, used in a piece of writing to show that what is inside these marks should be considered as separate from the main part bracket noun (GROUP) [ C ] a set group with fixed upper and lower limits: Most college students are in the 18 to 22 age bracket. Her new job puts her in a higher income/tax bracket. bracket noun (SUPPORT) [ C ] a metal or wood piece, usually L-shaped, whose vertical part is fastened to a wall and whose horizontal part is used to support something, such as a shelf bracketverb [ T ] us/ˈbræk·ət/ bracket verb [ T ] (ENCLOSE) to enclose something in brackets: Deleted text is bracketed. bracket verb [ T ] (GROUP) to consider something as similar to or connected to something else: The mayor likes to bracket having more cops with the lower crime rate. bracketnoun [ C ] uk/ˈbrækɪt/us a set group with fixed upper and lower limits into which people or things are divided: in a bracket The pay increase in the 26-30 age bracket has been 15.5%. Those in the top income brackets are getting a bigger share of total income than at any time since World War II. For properties in the €250,000 to €300,000 price bracket, the agent charges a fixed fee of €500. See also** bulge-bracket tax bracket
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bracketnoun

bracket noun (SYMBOL)

bracket noun (GROUP)

bracket noun (SUPPORT)

bracket noun (IN SPORTS)

bracketverb [ T ]

bracket verb [ T ] (USE SYMBOL)

bracket verb [ T ] (PUT IN GROUP)

bracketnoun

bracket noun (SYMBOL)

bracket noun (GROUP)

bracket noun (SUPPORT)

bracketverb [ T ]

bracket verb [ T ] (ENCLOSE)

bracket verb [ T ] (GROUP)

bracketnoun [ C ]