brace

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v. 使做準(zhǔn)備；抵??；繃緊；支撐；加固
n. 夾子；支架；牙箍；背帶（常復(fù)數(shù)）；大括號(hào)；（獵獲的鳥(niǎo)或獸）一對(duì)，一雙；曲柄；連譜號(hào)；（船上的）轉(zhuǎn)帆索
n. (Brace) （美）布雷斯（人名）

adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
bracing：令人振奮的；涼爽的。
braced：支撐的；撐牢的；拉牢的。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
bracing：支撐；支柱；背帶。
v性質(zhì)的同根詞
bracing：繃緊，頂?。╞race的現(xiàn)在分詞形式）。
braced：支撐；使繃緊；做好準(zhǔn)備；激勵(lì)（brace的過(guò)去分詞）。

brace的基本意思是“支撐”,指“支住,撐牢,使繃緊”,以使被支撐物在壓力面前堅(jiān)固,堅(jiān)硬,不屈服。引申可指“使某人站穩(wěn),振作起來(lái)”。
brace是及物動(dòng)詞,可接名詞或代詞作簡(jiǎn)單賓語(yǔ),一般不接動(dòng)名詞或從句。

(SUPPORT) something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger
(PAIR) two things of the same type, especially two wild birds that have been killed for sport or food
(SUPPORT) to support an object in order to stop it from falling down
(PREPARE) to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant

If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
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.
If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else.
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.
Braces are a metal device that can be fastened to a person's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
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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.