braced

基本解释

Why does it start with square braced square brace?
這爲什麽以兩個,方括號開始呢？
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The quick explanation was that relieved investors had been braced for even worse results.
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Each winter Judith Caletti braced herself for the inevitable: crippling sinus headaches followed by an infection.
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They were braced, now, for punishment from outside, in the form of sanctions and war.
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If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling.
If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position.
To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else.
A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example, to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it.
Braces are a metal device that can be fastened to a person's teeth in order to help them grow straight.
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Braces are a pair of straps that pass over your shoulders and fasten to your trousers at the front and back in order to stop them from falling down.