brace
美[bres] vi.准备好；支持；打起精神
n.支持物；铁钳，夹子；[语]大括号；绷紧（身体部位的）肌肉
网络支架；手摇曲柄钻；支柱；大括号
1 . She wears a neck brace .
她戴着颈托。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth.
我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3 . You had better brace yourself for some bad news.
有些坏消息,你最好做好准备.
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4 . The doctor cautioned him to brace up.
医生告诫他要振奋精神.
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5 . He tried to shake them off, to forget and brace up.
他想甩开它们, 忘记它们,振作起来.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
1.a support that steadies or strengthens something else;
he wore a brace on his knee
2.two items of the same kind
3.a set of two similar things considered as a unit
4.either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
5.a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
6.elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
7.an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
8.the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
9.a structural member used to stiffen a framework
1.prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
2.support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
3.support by bracing
4.cause to be alert and energetic;
Coffee and tea stimulate me