brace
/bɹeɪs/ فعل C2باللغة العربية: اِسْتَعَدَّ، دَعَّمَ، ثَبَّتَ
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. · All hands, brace for impact!· Brace yourself!
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly. · He braced himself against the crowd.· She braced her back against the wall.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind. · to brace the yards
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop. · to brace a beam in a building
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen. · to brace the nerves
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
He/she/it braces · الماضي braced · التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول) braced · صيغة -ing bracing
صيغ الفعل
- الصيغة الأساسية
- brace
- He/she/it
- braces
- الماضي
- braced
- التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول)
- braced
- صيغة -ing
- bracing
الأفعال المركّبة (phrasal verbs) والتعابير
من المكتبة
The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and, as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head.
He was within three yards of us, this sinister figure, and I had braced myself to meet his spring, before I realized that he had no idea of our presence.
‘Take in two reefs in the top-sails,’ cried the captain; ‘let go the bowlin’s, haul the brace, lower the top-gallant sails, haul out the reef-tackles on the yards.’”
‘Ah,’ said I, after four hours’ work, ‘since we are sinking, let us sink; we can die but once.’ ‘Is that the example you set, Penelon?’ cries the captain; ‘very well, wait a minute.’ He went into his cabin and came back with a brace of pistols.
نتائج أخرى
تعلّم brace في نصوص حقيقية
مع حساب مجاني، مرّر المؤشر فوق أي كلمة في المكتبة لترى معناها، واستمع إليها مقروءة بصوت عالٍ، واحفظ الكلمات لمراجعتها في مواعيد تناسب ذاكرتك، واعرف مقدار ما تعرفه من كل كتاب.