brace
/breɪs/
动词
支撑，加固；使绷紧
The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support.
老房子的边墙用木结构加固了。
乘客们被告知要做好迫降准备。
The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hold them very stiff) for a crash landing.
乘客们被告知要做好迫降准备。
/breɪs/
名词
（尤指猎获的野鸟的）一双，一对
a brace of pheasants
一对野鸡
托架，支架
a pair of braces
一副背带