brace
撑腰,绷带,撑起,撑
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Definitions
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- : something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- : anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.
- : Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Machinery. a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling.
- : Building Trades. a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework.
- : Nautical. a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally.
- : Music. leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch.
- : Often braces. Dentistry. a round or flat metal wire placed against the surfaces of the teeth for straightening irregularly arranged teeth.
- : Medicine/Medical. an appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints.
- : braces, Chiefly British. suspender.
- : a pair; couple: a brace of grouse.
- : Printing. one of two characters { or } used to enclose words or lines to be considered together.bracket.
- : Music. connected staves.
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Examples
He doesn’t have nerve function, which is why he has foot drop and has to wear a brace to help him overcome it.
Called the Elevate, it looks a little like an elaborate knee brace, with an articulating frame and pneumatic air chambers that function like shock absorbers.
It comes with seven tips, including three regular ones, a toothbrush tip, a plaque-seeking tip, one tip for people with braces, and one for those with gum disease.
At one point, I got myself a knee brace and I used to wear that.
The grand experiment that sent knowledge workers home to toil from their bedrooms and living rooms is moving into a new phase, as the world waits for an effective vaccine and braces for expected waves of widespread outbreaks.
“We got here hours ago,” says a man with a foot brace who's given up his spot in the amorphous line to sit on a folding chair.
In all likelihood, Democrats should brace for an ugly election night.
So, I conveyed this to Tom and we invited Tom over to our house for dinner and said, “Brace yourself.”
At that point, Australians—not to mention environmentalists and tourists—better brace themselves.
Kimye Heads Back to Vogue: Brace yourselves for the aftershock.
Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.