brace

中文意思

n. a support that steadies or strengthens something else
n. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
n. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
n. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

n. 支架
The doctor advised him to wear a neck brace after the car accident.
车祸发生后，医生建议他戴上颈部支架。
n. 花括号
You need to put the variables inside a brace in this code line.
你需要在这行代码里把变量放在花括号内。
n. 一双
The hunter returned home with a brace of pheasants for dinner.
猎人带着一双野鸡回家做晚餐。
v. 加固
Workers used heavy wooden beams to brace the old building's walls.
工人用粗重的木梁来加固那座旧楼的墙体。
v. 做好准备
The manager told us to brace for some bad news about the company budget.
经理让我们做好准备，听取关于公司预算的坏消息。