brace

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++brace1 /breɪs/ verb 1 PREPARE[transitive] to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen 准备迎接〔令人不快的事〕brace yourself (for something) Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments. 南希为这场无法避免的争论作好了准备。 The military needs to brace itself for further spending cuts, says McCoy. 麦科伊称，军方需要做好再次削减开支的准备。brace yourself to do something Cathy braced herself to see Matthew, who she expected to arrive at any minute. 凯茜打起精神准备见马修，他随时可能到来。be braced for something The base was braced for an attack. 基地已经准备好应付进攻。2 PUSH[transitive] to push part of your body against something solid in order to make yourself more steady 抵住，顶住，使稳住brace something against something Gina braced her back against the wall and pushed as hard as she could. 吉娜后背抵住墙，尽最大力气来推。brace yourself (for something) The pilot told passengers and crew to brace themselves for a rough landing. 飞行员叫乘客和机组人员坐稳，准备硬着陆。3 STRONG OBJECTSTRONG PERSON[transitive] to make something stronger by supporting it 支撑；加固 Wait until we’ve braced the ladder. 等我们把梯子支撑住再说。 Workers used steel beams to brace the roof. 工人用钢梁支撑屋顶。4. HARD[intransitive, transitive] to make your body or part of your body stiff in order to prepare to do something difficult （使）〔身体或身体某部位〕绷紧，（使）鼓足力气→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

brace• The question was like a blow, causing Roz to brace herself against the sofa.• Each time an elderly man approached, he braced himself for it to be Stillman.• Guy tensed the instant she moved, as though bracing himself for resistance.• Alex braced his arms and pushed the car out of the road.• Patrick braced his head against the rest just as the crash came.• However, if you insist on sawing the post in place, brace it firmly.• Now I get my rifle ready and brace myself, making sure of my footing.• The building uses steel poles to brace the roof.be braced for something• This time many were braced for heavy losses again.brace yourself (for something)• As Mrs Aitken left, Shiona braced herself.• I had to brace myself against the side to keep from getting sucked into the overheated pit he created with his body.• I braced myself against the wall.• The ice beneath him gave; he braced himself, and slid slowly into the muddy lake up to his neck.• I brace myself as he shoots.• Now she should brace herself for a shock.• She braced herself to outface him.

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brace2 noun 1 SUPPORT[countable] something that is used to strengthen or support something, or to make it stiff 支架，托架 The miners used special braces to keep the walls from collapsing. 矿工用特殊的支架撑住墙体，以免倒塌。neck/back/knee brace (=a brace that supports the neck etc) 颈箍/背部夹板/膝部护具 He was being fitted for a back brace. 他在试背部夹板。 She had to wear a brace after the accident. 出事以后她只得使用支架。2. TEETH[countable] (also braces [plural]) a system of metal wires that people, usually children, wear on their teeth to make them grow straight 牙箍〔一般为儿童使用〕3. [countable usually plural] American English a metal support that someone with weak legs wears to help them walk 〔装在腿上帮助腿力弱者行走的〕金属支架，双脚规形夹 SYN British English callipers4. braces [plural] British EnglishDC two long pieces of material that stretch over someone’s shoulders and fasten to their trousers at the front and the back to stop them falling down 吊裤带，背带 SYN American English suspenders5. PRINTED SIGNSLA[countable] one of a pair of signs { } used to show that information written between them should be considered together 大括弧，大括号 → bracket6 a brace of something especially British EnglishDLO two things of the same type, especially two birds or animals that have been killed for food or sport 一对某物，一双某物〔尤指鸟、兽等猎物〕 a brace of partridge 一对猎获的山鹑

Examples from the Corpus

brace• The steel beam serves as a brace for the ceiling.• Many Clutton players and supporters were still stunned by Royston Marley's brilliant brace of goals as they boarded the bus home.• Several children in this group needed a full brace in order to be able to stand.• I shift down the bench to make room for a girl with a knee brace.• She exercised constantly, even when it hurt, and she eventually was able to walk without a leg brace.• McInerney swam over to the co-pilot and put a neck brace on him.• Diane had to wear a neck brace for eight weeks after the accident.• She bore the sliding brace of a credit-card franker.• Once on the brace, he thought that was as far as he could go.• A dozen suited men were fastening the edges of the insulator to the brace of the frame.wear ... brace• He wore a brace on the knee last season and caught 41 passes and scored two touchdowns.• By 40, I wore a brace on my left leg and used a motorized scooter to cover all but short distances.• He told us she might need to wear a brace to correct it.Origin brace2 (1300-1400) Old French “two arms”, from Latin bracchia, from bracchium “arm”

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brace

brace¹ /breɪs/

verb
1. [transitive] to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen
brace yourself (for something)

Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments.

The military needs to brace itself for further spending cuts, says McCoy.
brace yourself to do something

Cathy braced herself to see Matthew, who she expected to arrive at any minute.
be braced for something

The base was braced for an attack.
2. [transitive] to push part of your body against something solid in order to make yourself more steady
brace something against something

Gina braced her back against the wall and pushed as hard as she could.
brace yourself (for something)

The pilot told passengers and crew to brace themselves for a rough landing.
3. [transitive] to make something stronger by supporting it:

Wait until we’ve braced the ladder.

Workers used steel beams to brace the roof.
4. [intransitive and transitive] to make your body or part of your body stiff in order to prepare to do something difficult

brace²

noun

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: 'two arms', from Latin bracchia, from bracchium 'arm'

1. [countable] something that is used to strengthen or support something, or to make it stiff:

The miners used special braces to keep the walls from collapsing.
neck/back/knee brace (=a brace that supports the neck etc)

He was being fitted for a back brace.

She had to wear a brace after the accident.
2. [countable] (also braces [plural]) a system of metal wires that people, usually children, wear on their teeth to make them grow straight
3. [countable usually plural] American English a metal support that someone with weak legs wears to help them walk
   SYN callipers British English
4. braces [plural] British English two long pieces of material that stretch over someone’s shoulders and fasten to their trousers at the front and the back to stop them falling down
   SYN suspenders American English
5. [countable] one of a pair of signs used to show that information written between them should be considered together ⇨ bracket
6. a brace of something especially British English two things of the same type, especially two birds or animals that have been killed for food or sport:

a brace of partridge

noun,

verb

brace

BrE

/breɪs/

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NAmE

/breɪs/

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noun

[countable]

a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position 箍子；夹子；支架

◆a neck brace

(= worn to support the neck after an injury)

矫治用的颈箍

[countable]

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NAmE

braces

[plural]

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a metal device that people, especially children, wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight （儿童）牙箍

braces

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BrE

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NAmE

sus·pend·ers

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[plural]

long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers/pants up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers/pants at the front and back and passed over the shoulders. 吊裤带；背带

◆a pair of braces一副吊裤带

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NAmE

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BrE

cal·li·per

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[countable

, usually plural]

a metal support for weak or injured legs 双脚规形夹（支撑无力或受伤的腿的金属支架）

[countable]

either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected 大括弧；大括号

➡ compare

bracket

noun

(1)

[countable]

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brace

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a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting 猎获的一对鸟（或兽）

●ˌbelt and ˈbraces

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informal

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taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should 双管齐下；多重保障

◆a belt-and-braces policy稳妥可靠的政策

<titled tranID="40" status="2">Cinema/the movies<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电影</chn></titled>

Watching 观看

go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie 去／带某人去看电影
go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater 去／在看电影
rent a film/movie/DVD 租借影片／DVD 光碟
download/stream a film/movie 下载／用串流传输方式播放电影
burn/copy/rip a DVD 刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片
see/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailer 观看电影／DVD 碟片／预映／预告片

Showing 放映；播放

show/screen a film/movie 放映电影
promote/distribute/review a film/movie 宣传／发行／评论电影
(BrE) be on at the cinema 在电影院上映
be released on/come out on/be out on DVD 发行 DVD
captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience 使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动
do well/badly at the box office 票房好／不好
get a lot of/live up to the hype 受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符

Film-making 电影制作

write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay 写／合写一部电影剧本
direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel 导演／制作／拍摄／编辑电影／续集
make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie 拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片
do/work on a sequel/remake 拍摄续集；重拍
film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth) 拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头
compose/create/do/write the soundtrack 制作电影声带
cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence 剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头