| 释义 |
brace /brās/ noun- Anything that draws together and holds tightly
- An instrument of wood or iron used by carpenters and metalworkers for turning boring tools
- A type of bracket, { or }, connecting words, lines, staves of music, indicating that they are taken together, and also used as a third level of bracket in algebra, after round and square brackets
- A pair or couple (esp of game shot)
- (in pl) straps worn over the shoulders for supporting the trousers
- (often in pl) an appliance made of wire fitted over the teeth to straighten them
- (in pl) ropes for squaring or traversing horizontally the yards of a ship
- Armour for the arm (Shakespeare)
transitive verb- To tighten or strengthen, to give firmness to
- To steady and make (oneself) ready for a blow, etc
- To tone up
- To embrace, encompass (Spenser)
ORIGIN: OFr brace (Fr bras) the arm, power, from L brāchum, bracchium, Gr brachīōn brācˈer noun - A person who or thing that braces
- A strong alcoholic drink intended to give someone strength (informal)
- A wristguard
brācˈing adjective - Giving strength or tone
- Stimulating
brace-and-bitˈ noun A brace with the drilling bit in place |