brace-主題

brace

[breis]

v.防備, 支撐, 繃緊, 振作 
n.支柱, 支架, 牙箍, 一對, （復）吊帶褲

例句與用法：

My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.

我的女兒得戴牙箍以矯正牙齒。

He braced his foot against the wall and jumped.

他一隻腳抵著牆跳。

We braced ourselves for a bumpy landing.

我們已做好準備,著陸時會很顛簸。

The struts are firmly braced.

那些支柱上得很牢固。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: braced | 動詞過去分詞: braced | 動詞現在分詞: bracing | 動詞第三人稱單數: braces |

英文解釋:

名詞 brace:

a support that steadies or strengthens something else

two items of the same kind

同義詞：couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

同義詞：pair

either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

同義詞：suspender, gallus

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

同義詞：braces, orthodontic braces

a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

同義詞：bitstock

a structural member used to stiffen a framework

同義詞：bracing

動詞 brace:

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

同義詞：poise

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

同義詞：steady, stabilize, stabilise

support by bracing

cause to be alert and energetic

同義詞：stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up

同義詞

support | tighten | prop | bracket | strengthen | tie | steady | chock | fix | block | lock | clench | stiffen | strut | stay | crutch | buttress | leg | fortify | supporter | reinforce | shoulder | steel | pair | clamp | a | yoke | duad | braces | duo | gallus | stabilize | dyad | span | twosome | duet | stabilise | distich | perk up | arouse | couplet | bitstock | energize | poise | bracing | twain | stimulate | couple | suspender | energise |

反義詞

relax | loosen |

以上來源於大辭典