| 单词 | bracket |
| 释义 | bracket n. & v. --n 1. a right-angled or other support attached to and projecting from a vertical surface. 2. a shelf fixed with such a support to a wall. 3. each of a pair of marks () Etymology: {} used to enclose words or figures. 4. a group classified as containing similar elements or falling between given limits (income bracket). 5. Mil. the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range. --vtr. (bracketed, bracketing) 1. a couple (names etc.) with a brace. b imply a connection or equality between. 2. a enclose in brackets as parenthetic or spurious. b Math. enclose in brackets as having specific relations to what precedes or follows. 3. Mil. establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots one short of and the other beyond it. Etymology: F braguette or Sp. bragueta codpiece, dimin. of F brague f. Prov. braga f. L braca, pl. bracae breeches |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含43808条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。