braces 

  1. 名詞
brace複數: 支撐, 支撐物
支柱, 支架
曲柄, 手搖曲柄鑽
獵禽等的: 對, 雙
通常為複數:
(矯正牙齒用的)牙套, 牙套矯正器/
牙箍
行走障礙者腿上的: 雙腳規形夾/
腿部金屬支撐物
大括號

    同義字詞
buttress,mount,mounting,prop,reinforcement,shore,spur,stay,support,underpinning
couple,couplet,duo,pair,twain,twosome

  2. 動詞
brace第三者單數現在式:
不及物動詞:
做好準備, 做好防備
及物動詞:
支撐...(物)
加固...(物)
使...(自己)做好準備
使...(自己)做好防備
使...(肌肉等)繃緊
激勵...(人)

    同義字詞
amp (up),animate,energize,enliven,fire,ginger (up),invigorate,jazz (up),juice up,jump-start,liven (up),pep (up),quicken,spike,stimulate,vitalize,vivify,zip (up)
bear,bolster,buttress,carry,prop (up),shore (up),stay,support,sustain,undergird,underpin,uphold
forearm,fortify,nerve,poise,psych (up),ready,steel,strengthen

例句

  1. Let's face it – braces are NOT cheap!
  2. Do I need to brush more with braces ?
  3. I'm an adult, what can braces do for me?
  4. Braces spoke a few times in some episodes.
  5. Braces can be either cosmetic or structural.