brace
/breɪs/VCE📚 6686 2六级考研托福雅思If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. 准备 (面对不愉快或困难之事)
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）作好准备；支撑，加固；抵住，顶住；（身体或身体某部分）绷紧
He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.
他准备跳入冰冷的黑水。
noun [具体名词]支撑物，支架；牙箍，牙齿矫正器；大括弧，大括号；一对（猎获的鸟）；<英>吊裤带，背带；手摇曲柄；（船上的）转帆索
He wore leg braces after he had polio in childhood.
小时候患小儿麻痹症后，他使用了腿部支架。
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Brace）（美）布雷斯（人名）
We have an internal brace that prevents the tissues from stretching but still allows you to mobilize the joint with some confidence.
我们会有一个内部支撑架，可以防止组织被拉长，但是它仍然可以让你自信地活动关节。
b(音似： 绷) + race(赛跑) → 赛跑时肌肉会绷紧 → 绷紧肌肉
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- Overhead, the lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof. 在头顶上，光线照射出支撑屋顶的旧木头。
- I used to have to wear braces. 我以前不得不戴牙箍。
- Once they made him wear a brace but he fretted so he was downright ill. 有一次，他们让他戴上支架，但他焦躁不安，因此病得很重。
- Elaine braced herself against the dresser and looked in the mirror. 伊莱恩身体抵住梳妆台，照了照镜子