braced 音标拼音: [br'est]
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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 .
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2 .
To draw tight ;
to tighten ;
to put in a state of tension ;
to strain ;
to strengthen ;
as ,
to brace the nerves .
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And welcome war to brace her drums . --
Campbell .
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3 .
To bind or tie closely ;
to fasten tightly .
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The women of China ,
by bracing and binding them from their infancy ,
have very little feet . --
Locke .
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Some who spurs had first braced on . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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4 .
To place in a position for resisting pressure ;
to hold firmly ;
as ,
he braced himself against the crowd .
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced .
--
Fairfax .
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5 . (
Naut .)
To move around by means of braces ;
as ,
to brace the yards .
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{
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 .
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braced \
braced \
adj .
held up by braces or buttresses .
Syn :
buttressed .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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