v.防备；支撑；绷紧；振作

n.支柱；支架；牙箍；一对；（复）吊带裤；大括号

It is urgent that we brace against hurricanes. 我们必须做好防飓风的准备。

She braced herself against the wall. 她靠在墙上。

He faced the angry crowd, his arms folded, his legs braced. 面对着愤怒的人群,他抱紧双臂,绷紧双腿。

The mountain air will brace you. 山中空气将使你振作精神。

The odor of souls is a brace to the walls. 灵魂的气息是这些砖墙的支柱。

She has got rid of her leg brace and regained use of her left arm. 她已不再用腿部支架,左臂也能重新活动。

My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙箍以矫正牙齿。

He came home with a brace of rabbits in the bag. 他带着装着一对兔子的口袋回家来了。

brace的基本意思是“支撑”,指“支住,撑牢,使绷紧”,以使被支撑物在压力面前坚固,坚硬,不屈服。引申可指“使某人站稳,振作起来”。

brace是及物动词,可接名词或代词作简单宾语,一般不接动名词或从句。