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braced 音标拼音: [br'est] pp. 撑紧 撑紧 braced adj 1: positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; " he stood to attention with his shoulders braced" 2: held up by braces or buttresses [ synonym: { braced}, { buttressed}] Brace \ Brace\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. [ 1913 Webster] And welcome war to brace her drums. -- Campbell. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. [ 1913 Webster] The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] Some who spurs had first braced on. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. [ 1913 Webster] A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. -- Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. [ 1913 Webster] { To brace about} ( Naut.), to turn ( a yard) round for the contrary tack. { To brace a yard} ( Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace. { To brace in} ( Naut.), to turn ( a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. { To brace one' s self}, to call up one' s energies. " He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make." -- J. D. Forbes. { To brace to} ( Naut.), to turn ( a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking. { To brace up} ( Naut.), to bring ( a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace. { To brace up sharp} ( Naut.), to turn ( a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit. [ 1913 Webster]
braced \ braced\ adj. held up by braces or buttresses. Syn: buttressed. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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