a neck brace(= worn to support the neck after an injury)
矫治用的颈箍
a pair of braces
一副吊裤带
UN troops are braced for more violence.
联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。
They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle.
他们在为漫长的法律诉讼做准备。
They braced themselves against the wind.
他们顶着大风站稳。
He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights.
他绷紧腿和肩膀站着，准备举起杠铃。
The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。
1.支柱,支持物,撑柱;【矿】支撑;坚坑口,井口;【机】撑臂,拉条;曲柄,把;【医】支架;(牙齿)矫正器
2.【航】转帆索;【印】大括弧
3.〈英〉(裤子)背带;(弓手等的)护腕带
4.(猎获物等的)一双,一对
5.〈口〉(新兵等的)生硬的立正姿势
1.支柱,支持物,撑柱;【矿】支撑;坚坑口,井口;【机】撑臂,拉条;曲柄,把;【医】支架;(牙齿)矫正器
2.【航】转帆索;【印】大括弧
3.〈英〉(裤子)背带;(弓手等的)护腕带
4.(猎获物等的)一双,一对
5.〈口〉(新兵等的)生硬的立正姿势
1.使(神经)紧张;激励,振作(精神);【航】以转帆索转(帆);【印】用大括弧括
2.〈美俚〉向...借钱;向...乞求,brace oneself (up) = brace one's energies 奋勇,鼓起精神,振作
3.给...装拉条;系紧;拉紧,张(弓),叉开(两腿)
4.撑牢,支住
1.使(神经)紧张;激励,振作(精神);【航】以转帆索转(帆);【印】用大括弧括
2.〈美俚〉向...借钱;向...乞求,brace oneself (up) = brace one's energies 奋勇,鼓起精神,振作
3.给...装拉条;系紧;拉紧,张(弓),叉开(两腿)
4.撑牢,支住
1.a piece of wood, metal, etc. used for supporting an object so that it does not fall down; a set of wires that you wear on your teeth to push them into the correct position. The British word is brace.; a pair of metal objects that someone wears around their legs to help them to walk. The British word is callipers.; an object that supports a part of your body and holds it in the correct position after you have injured it
2.a curly bracket
3.a pair of game birdsbirds killed for sport and then eaten; a pair of people, animals, or objects
4.suspenders
1.a piece of wood, metal, etc. used for supporting an object so that it does not fall down; a set of wires that you wear on your teeth to push them into the correct position. The British word is brace.; a pair of metal objects that someone wears around their legs to help them to walk. The British word is callipers.; an object that supports a part of your body and holds it in the correct position after you have injured it
2.a curly bracket
3.a pair of game birdsbirds killed for sport and then eaten; a pair of people, animals, or objects
4.suspenders
1.to get ready for something unpleasant
2.to push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling
3.to make your body, or a part of it, stiff and strong in order to do something that needs a lot of physical effort
4.to support an object with a piece of wood, metal, etc. so that it does not fall down
1.to get ready for something unpleasant
2.to push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling
3.to make your body, or a part of it, stiff and strong in order to do something that needs a lot of physical effort
4.to support an object with a piece of wood, metal, etc. so that it does not fall down
1.I threw my hands out to brace the fall, and my hand drove into a broken tree branch beneath it, opening a hole in the middle of my palm.
我伸手想要阻止下滑，却撑到一根破树枝，手掌正中开了个洞。
2.Right now I am walking with a brace and crutches, but at least I am able to get around a little bit.
现在我需要借助拐杖走路，虽然不是很灵便，但至少我可以到户外活动一小会儿。
3.He took lessons, and had to wear a hip brace for a year.
他上了芭蕾课，还戴了一年的矫正器。
4.Each and every one of these deaths is tragic, and we have to brace ourselves to see more.
每例死亡都是一场悲剧，而且我们必须有准备目睹更多的死亡。
5.It's a bit like orangutans do, reaching their arms up to branches to brace themselves as they move along.
他们向前走时，有点像猩猩一样，伸着胳膊，抓着树枝支撑自己。
6.Mr Heathcliff has just honoured me with a calls About seven days ago he sent me a brace of grouse--the last of the season.
希刺克厉夫先生刚刚光临来看了我。大概在七天以前他送我一对松鸡——这是这季节的最后两只了。
7.It was easy to think this; but it was hard to brace himself up to try it.
这事情想想倒是容易；可是他却很难壮起胆来试一下。
8.The night of Athens is still there, just like the brace scored by Pippo Inzaghi who made it magical and unforgettable.
雅典之夜的记忆仍在，就像皮波因扎吉画上了光痕让它梦幻而难忘。
9.Bettylikes the games, painting and singing, but she wants to be near her mother, so Ms Brace is very worried.
贝蒂喜欢游戏、画画和唱歌，可是她更想呆在她妈妈旁边。这让布雷斯女士很担心。
10.Just look at this mess! I'll try to help you clean it up but you'd brace yourself for a real scolding by Mom when she gets back.
你把房间弄得这么乱。我可以帮你收拾，但你还是准备好等妈妈回来骂你一顿吧。