brace n. 1.支柱,支持物,撑柱;【机械工程】撑臂,拉条;曲柄,把;【医学】支架;〔pl.〕(牙齿)矫正器;【矿物】支撑;坚坑口,井口。 2.【印刷】大括弧;〔即{ }〕;【航海】转帆索。 3.〔pl.〕〔英国〕(裤子〕背带(=〔美国〕suspenders);(弓手等的)护腕带。 4.〔sing., pl.〕(猎获物等的)一双,一对。 5.〔口语〕(新兵等的)生硬的立正姿势。 a pair of braces 一副背带。 a brace of grouse 一对松鸡。 a pole brace 电杆拉线。 a crank [hand] brace 手摇钻。 brace (and) bit 曲柄钻孔器,摇钻,弓钻。 in a brace of shakes 马上,立刻。 splice the main brace 〔俚语〕喝酒。 take a brace 〔美国〕鼓起勇气,奋力。 vt. 1.撑牢,支住。 2.给…装拉条;系紧;拉紧,张(弓),叉开(两腿)。 3.使(神经)紧张;激励,振作(精神);【航海】以转帆索转(帆);【印刷】用大括弧括。 4.〔美俚〕向…借钱;向…乞求, brace oneself (up) = brace one's energies 奋勇,鼓起精神,振作。
But by and by , as said , this evening after sundown , the wind sitting in the west , biggish swollen clouds to be seen as the night increased and the weatherwise poring up at them and some sheet lightnings at first and after , past ten of the clock , one great stroke with a long thunder and in a brace of shakes all scamper pellmell within door for the smoking shower , the men making shelter for their straws with a clout or kerchief , womenfolk skipping off with kirtles catched up soon as the pour came 如前所述,日暮时,风起西空,夜幕降临后,出现大朵乌云,翻滚膨胀。喜观天象者咸望之:惟见一道道闪电,十时许,一声巨雷,伴以悠长轰鸣,骤雨若烟雾,众人仓皇遁往家中。暴雨乍下,男子即以布片或手帕遮草帽,女子则撩起裙裾,跳蹿而去。
其他语种释义
in a brace of shakesとは意味:すぐに、すぐさま、一瞬{いっしゅん}にして[のうちに]、瞬時{しゅんじ}に、即座{そくざ}に、即時{そくじ}に、直ちに、アッという間に、瞬く間に、たちまち、たちどころに、途端{とたん}に、間髪{かんはつ}を入れず、時を移さず、見る見る(うちに)