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v. 撑牢，站稳；（使）做好防备；把……绷紧；（使）固定，稳固（brace 的过去式及过去分词）
adj. 做好准备的；有扶壁支撑的
brace /breɪs/ CET6 TEM8 [ bracing braced braces ]
及物动词 If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. 准备 (面对不愉快或困难之事)
He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.
他准备跳入冰冷的黑水。
及物动词 If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling. 抵住
Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror.
伊莱恩身体抵住梳妆台，照了照镜子
及物动词 If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position. 绷紧 (肩或膝盖)
He braced his shoulders defiantly as another squall of wet snow slashed across his face.
当又一阵雨雪呼啸着划过他的脸庞时，他毫无畏惧地绷紧双肩。
及物动词 To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else. 支撑
Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.
在头顶上，光线照射出支撑屋顶的旧木头。
可数名词 A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example, to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it. 支架
He wore leg braces after he had polio in childhood.
小时候患小儿麻痹症后，他使用了腿部支架。
复数型名词 Braces are a metal device that can be fastened to a person's teeth in order to help them grow straight. 牙箍
I used to have to wear braces.
我以前不得不戴牙箍。
→seecurly brackets
复数型名词 Braces are a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down. (裤子的) 背带
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
he stood to attention with his shoulders braced
held up by braces or buttresses
同义词： buttressed
拉条；撑臂，(斜)撑柱；斜拉杆，剪刀撑
手摇曲柄钻，摇钻(钻)把(=hand brace )
(军校一、二年级学生)过分僵直的立正姿势
护腕
装矫正架于；使戴枷具
拉牢的
... 灰泥支撑的 mudsupported 加支撑的 braced 颗粒支撑的 grain supported; grain-supported; particle-supported; separator supported ...
支撑的；撑牢的；拉牢的
支撑；使绷紧；做好准备；激励（brace的过去分词）
They braced themselves against the wind.
他们顶着大风站稳。
UN troops are braced for more violence.
联合国部队准备应付更多的暴行。
The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
屋顶用几根木头支撑固定住了。
Why does it start with square braced square brace?
这为什么以两个,方括号开始呢？
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The quick explanation was that relieved investors had been braced for even worse results.
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Each winter Judith Caletti braced herself for the inevitable: crippling sinus headaches followed by an infection.
They were braced, now, for punishment from outside, in the form of sanctions and war.